Relating to creating a temporary certification to teach career and technology education for certain military service members and first responders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023 · House May 1, 2023
How they voted
25–6
Passed
Total votes 31
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic13
61% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
22
Committee
15
Amendments
6
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 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 23, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-32-2)
house
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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