Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grade kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Aug 10, 2018
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 21, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Aug 10, 2018
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2018, c.73.
executive
Jun 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0)
upper
Jun 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-0-3)
lower
Jun 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-1)
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (35-0) (Turner)
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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