AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ACCESS FOR CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Summary
Requires public schools to give congressionally chartered youth organizations limited access for recruitment and brief student presentations with parent notice, while preserving school safety and discretion.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action Jun 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2026
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 9, 2026
D
Democratic63
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Education
upper
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/09/2026 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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