Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
Summary
Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Prohibits school personnel from using mechanical restraint on students with disabilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Mar 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Mar 25, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rene "Coach P" Plasencia
RRepublican
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Nixon
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Toledo
RRepublican
Co
Kamia L. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Marie Woodson
DDemocratic
Co
Patt Maney
RRepublican
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