Testing in the Public Schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
Jun 2011
Senate Passage
Apr 2011
House Passage
Jun 2011
Signed into Law
Jun 2011
Introduced Mar 31, 2011
Signed Jun 23, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Jun 17, 2011 · House Jun 17, 2011
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 38
Jun 17, 2011
D
Democratic14
71% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 23, 2011
Signed into law
Signed By Gov. 6/23/2011
executive
Jun 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Concurred In H/com Sub
upper
Jun 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
lower
Jun 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
May 2, 2011
Committee
Ref To Com On Education
lower
Apr 27, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted 1
upper
Apr 14, 2011
Committee
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
Apr 14, 2011
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Apr 4, 2011
Committee
Ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JP
Jean Preston
RRepublican
P
JW
Jerry W. Tillman
RRepublican
Co
AC
Andrew C Brock
RRepublican
Co
Bill Rabon
RRepublican
Co
BR
Bob Rucho
RRepublican
Co
DS
Daniel Soucek
RRepublican
Co
HB
Harris Blake
RRepublican
Co
JF
James Forrester
RRepublican
Co
JS
Josh Stein
DDemocratic
Co
LP
Louis Pate
RRepublican
Co
NH
Neal Hunt
RRepublican
Co
Ralph Hise
RRepublican
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