Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1295 — Public schools; tobacco products and nicotine vapor products.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Requires each school board to (i) develop and implement a policy to prohibit the use and distribution of tobacco products and nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity and (ii) include in its code of student conduct a prohibition against possessing tobacco products or nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity. Current law only places these requirements on each school board with regard to electronic cigarettes. The bill requires such policy to include adequate provisions for enforcement among students, employees, and visitors, including the enumeration of possible sanctions or disciplinary action consistent with state or federal law, and referrals to resources to help staff and students overcome tobacco addiction. This bill is identical to

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 1295 emphasizes the importance of each school board ensuring that adequate notice of their policy is provided. It simplifies the previous requirements for how schools must communicate this policy by removing detailed examples like posting signage or including information in handbooks. This change matters because it focuses on the main goal of ensuring awareness, while allowing schools the flexibility to determine the best methods for communicating with their communities.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 19105237D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-79.5 and 22.1-279.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools;
1295 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on January 17, 2019) (Patrons Prior to Substitute--Senators Spruill and Marsden [SB 1056]) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-79.5 and 22.1-279.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools;
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 1295] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Such policy may include procedures for effectively communicating the policy to students, their parents and families, school personnel, visitors on school premises, and local residents, groups, businesses, and other organizations served by the school.
Each school board shall work to ensure adequate notice of this policy.
Such communication may include publishing information in student and employee handbooks, announcements at school-sponsored events, and posting conspicuous signage in buildings and on school property, including at entrances to school buildings and athletic events, in a manner and location that adequately informs students, school personnel, and visitors of the policy.
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019

  2. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019

  3. Signed by Speaker

  4. Signed by President

  5. Enrolled

  6. Passed House with amendment (85-Y 14-N)

  7. Engrossed by House as amended

  8. Committee amendment agreed to

  9. Read third time

  10. Read second time

  11. Referred to Committee on Education

  12. Read first time

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1295S1

  15. Committee substitute agreed to 19105237D-S1

  16. Reading of substitute waived

  17. Read second time

  18. Incorporates SB1056 (Marsden)

  19. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  20. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  21. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102386D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lionell Spruill, Sr.

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

House amendment agreed to by Senate

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39100
Total 39100
% of votes cast 98%3%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Black — Yea
Carrico — Nay
Dance — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Education with amendment

Passed 20 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20200
Total 20200
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Bulova — Yea
Collins — Yea
Keam — Yea
Landes — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Cole — Nay
Helsel — Yea
Hurst — Yea
LaRock — Nay
Pogge — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Tyler — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Read third time and passed Senate

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37100
Total 37100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Newman — Yea
Norment — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Black — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Carrico — Nay
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dance — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Passed Senate

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37100
Total 37100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Black — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dance — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Barker — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Carrico — Nay
Spruill — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Black — Yea
Dance — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Barker — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dance — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Newman — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health with substitute

Passed 11 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11300
Total 11300
% of votes cast 79%21%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Newman — Nay
Saslaw — Yea
Howell — Yea
Black — Yea
Carrico — Nay
Chase — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Petersen — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1295 do?
Requires each school board to (i) develop and implement a policy to prohibit the use and distribution of tobacco products and nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity and (ii) include in its code of student conduct a prohibition against possessing tobacco products or nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity. Current law only places these requirements on each school board with regard to electronic cigarettes. The bill requires such policy to include adequate provisions for enforcement among students, employees, and visitors, including the enumeration of possible sanctions or disciplinary action consistent with state or federal law, and referrals to resources to help staff and students overcome tobacco addiction. This bill is identical to
Who sponsors SB 1295?
SB 1295 is sponsored by Lionell Spruill, Sr., Adam P. Ebbin, David W. Marsden, and Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty".
What is the current status of SB 1295?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2019. Enacted.
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