Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
95–45
Passed
Total votes 140
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican80
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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