Freedom to Read Act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Signed Apr 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 19, 2024
How they voted
31–11
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 14, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129
executive
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 19, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (96-34-4)
house of delegates
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-11-2)
senate
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 3/13 (Delegate Mangione) Adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Jones
DDemocratic
P
Bernice Mireku-North
DDemocratic
P
Brooke Grossman
DDemocratic
P
Chao Wu
DDemocratic
P
Dana Jones
DDemocratic
P
Eric Ebersole
DDemocratic
P
Jessica Feldmark
DDemocratic
P
Jheanelle Wilkins
DDemocratic
P
Julie Palakovich Carr
DDemocratic
P
Kris Fair
DDemocratic
P
Vanessa Atterbeary
DDemocratic
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