Revise laws related to school instruction on the Constitution and the Pledge
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Signed Apr 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2021 · House Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
26–13
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 26, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Amendments Available
legislature
Mar 1, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-32)
house
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Education
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Education
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Phalen
RRepublican
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