School districts
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, TITLE 59 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-45, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Apr 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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