require students to take a civics test before graduating from high school.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Mar 7, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
13
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 16. S.J. 655 Amendment 1066cf
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 632
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 607
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 595
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 556
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Education Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 517
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced
Education Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1066cd
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 401
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Title amended, Passed H.J. 418 Amendment 1066ota
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 38, NAYS 31. H.J. 418
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 389
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Deferred with pending amendment (Rule 5-17), Passed H.J. 379
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Education Title amended, Passed H.J. 338 Amendment 1066bta
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Education Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 3.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Education Hoghoused, Passed Amendment 1066be
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 159
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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