EDUCATION – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Empowering Parents Program and to provide for tuition grants.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2023
Last action Mar 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023
How they voted
19–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic7
100% Nay
R
Republican28
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Bill Previously Held at Desk, Referred to Education
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 19-15-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Harris, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – HartFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Education
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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