Enacting the back to school act to require school districts to provide a full-time, in person attendance option for all students beginning on March 26, 2021.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Failed
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Last action Mar 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021 · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
25–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic11
100% Nay
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 16, 2021
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (47-64-1)
house
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on K-12 Education Budget
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on K-12 Education Budget
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 26 Nay: 12
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected Yea: 11 Nay: 25
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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