STUDENT PRAYER-ANY TIME OF DAY
Summary
Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. In a provision allowing students in the public schools to voluntarily engage in individually initiated, non-disruptive prayer, provides that such praying may take place at any time during the school day. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 14, 2015
Signed Aug 20, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2015 · House Apr 14, 2015
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
May 22, 2015
D
Democratic29
75% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
75
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Aug 20, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
lower
May 26, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 25, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
May 22, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 22, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 22, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-8)
senate
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-001
upper
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
May 8, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 8, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-6)
house
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000
lower
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 17, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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