School discipline, hearing required for student expulsion or long-term suspension, expulsion and suspension prohibited in certain circumstances, Sec. 16-1-14 am'd.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2020
Last action May 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
4
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 407
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 406
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
Smitherman Amendment Offered
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 405
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
Education Policy Amendment Offered
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rodger Smitherman
DDemocratic
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