Moments of Silence in Public Schools
Summary
Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Requires moment at beginning of each school day & provides requirements for such moment of silence.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
53–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic21
61% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 96 NAYS 20
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/18/20, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/10/20, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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