AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING (Establishes the office of early childhood development and learning to manage a statewide early learning system for children from birth through age five (5), and ensure all children enter school ready to learn.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 3, 2023
Committee
05/03/2023 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/02/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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