Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to obtain a driver's license or learner license.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Signed Jun 14, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Jun 14, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 3, 2021
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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