Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2019
Last action May 14, 2019
Floor votes · House May 9, 2019
How they voted
95–17
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 114
May 9, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican66
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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