Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Signed Jun 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
22–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic13
53% Nay
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
18
Committee
10
Amendments
12
Jun 13, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 12, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
Harold Dutton
DDemocratic
P
Keith Bell
RRepublican
P
Ken King
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Charles Cunningham
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
Co
CG
Craig Goldman
RRepublican
Co
David Cook
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Paul
RRepublican
Co
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
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