An Act To Update The Sex Education And Consent Curriculum
This bill amends a previous draft to change its focus from updating sex education and consent curriculum to providing funds for comprehensive family life education services. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to allocate $500,000 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2024-25 to contract for these services. The legislation does not alter existing curriculum requirements but instead establishes new funding to support family life education programs.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Last action Nov 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
20–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican12
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-61-14)
house
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-12-3)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mattie Daughtry
DDemocratic
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