Relating to the management of the permanent school fund by the School Land Board and the State Board of Education and a study regarding distributions from the permanent school fund to the available school fund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Last action May 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
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 7, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 3, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 2, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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