Relating to providing for an election by the parent of a student who was victimized by a public school employee to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive funding for the student to attend private school.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023
How they voted
18–13
Passed
Total votes 31
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic13
92% Nay
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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