State Textbook Committee, publishers permitted to provide standards correlation evidence to State Dept. of Education, State Superintendent of Education to convene other instructional materials review committees to review and rate materials and to establish evaluation criteria, Sec. 16-36-73 added; Secs. 16-36-60, 16-36-60.1, 16-36-65 am'd.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Last action Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 32
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic8
37% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Amendments
5
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Education Policy first Amendment Offered
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 amendment
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 587
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 586
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Elliott Amendment Offered
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 585
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Education Policy first Substitute Offered
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Melson
RRepublican
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