SCHOOLS/CHOICE: Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school and expands the ability of parents to enroll children in the public school of their choice (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
54–31
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 91
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic30
83% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican60
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 61, nays 37. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (17-0).
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (7-4).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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