AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use sunscreen.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2019
Last action Apr 4, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2019
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 67
Mar 20, 2019
D
Democratic59
91% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
04/04/2019 Referred to Senate Education
legislature
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
03/20/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced
01/11/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Abney
DDemocratic
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