Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Last action May 14, 2021
Floor votes · House May 13, 2021
How they voted
90–32
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 126
May 13, 2021
D
Democratic50
92% Yea
R
Republican76
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
P
Diego Bernal
DDemocratic
P
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
P
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
P
J.M. Lozano
RRepublican
Co
Christina Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Jon Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Ann Perez
DDemocratic
Co
MB
Michelle Beckley
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
Co
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Terry Meza
DDemocratic
Co
Vikki Goodwin
DDemocratic
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