Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.
Summary
Student bullying; definition; characteristicsof victim. Adjusts the definition of "bullying" in the contextof public education to specify that the real or perceived power imbalancebetween the aggressor or aggressors and victim that is involved inthe act of bullying includes such a power imbalance on the basisof the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, disabilitystatus, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity,religion, or other distinguishing characteristics of the victim.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB536ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB536E
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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