TO ALLOW A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO ADOPT AN APPROVED BILINGUAL PROGRAM OR DUAL-IMMERSION PROGRAM.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed Apr 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2021 · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 1, 2021
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1451 is now Act 663
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed as amended.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clarke Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Megan Godfrey
DDemocratic
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
Co
Brian S. Evans
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
Co
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
Co
James Sturch
RRepublican
Co
Joyce Elliott
DDemocratic
Co
Lance Eads
RRepublican
Co
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
Co
Richard Womack
RRepublican
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