AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (School boards to establish threat assessment policies and teams. Oversight committee for the teams is established.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 22, 2019
Committee
05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Education
legislature
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
04/24/2019 House read and passed
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NA
Nicholas A. Mattiello
DDemocratic
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