AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Amends definition of dating violence to include abusive, coercive behaviors used to exert control and power and provides that abuse may be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, or psychological and includes threats, isolation, and intimidation.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 8, 2021
Signed Jul 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
65–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 73
Jul 1, 2021
D
Democratic63
88% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
07/09/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (65-1-7)
senate
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
06/10/2021 Referred to House Education
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 13, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
04/08/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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