TO ALLOW A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT A SCHOOL WEEK THAT IS NOT A FIVE-DAY SCHOOL WEEK; AND TO ALLOW A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXTEND THE SCHOOL DAY OR SCHOOL YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE A SCHOOL WEEK THAT IS NOT A FIVE-DAY SCHOOL WEEK.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Last action May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
79–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 87
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican72
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Richmond
RRepublican
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