Public preK-12 schools, campus chaplains, public schools authorized to hire or accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies required to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
Summary
Education
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2024
Last action May 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican27
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House (Education Policy)
lower
May 1, 2024
Introduced
Education Policy 1st Amendment (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 541
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rodger Smitherman
DDemocratic
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