AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Provides that school policies which provide for excused absences for participation in a sport or other extracurricular activity be amended and deemed to include attending agricultural fairs as an excused absence.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 26, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 26, 2023
Signed into law
06/26/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/15/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2023
Committee
06/12/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/09/2023 Committee transferred to House Education
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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