Primary and Secondary Education – Title IX – Notice (Hear Our Voices Act)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Sep 9, 2022
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2023 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2023
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Apr 7, 2023
D
Democratic34
91% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 678
executive
Apr 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
Sep 9, 2022
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jazz Lewis
DDemocratic
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