Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced May 12, 2021
Signed Jul 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · General Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
25–14
Passed
Total votes 39
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 2, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.156.
executive
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-15)
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (48-28-0)
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
5 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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