Expanding background check requirements for certain educational institutions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 20, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Feb 17, 2020
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
President signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 17, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0)
house
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Skyler Rude
RRepublican
Co
Mari Leavitt
DDemocratic
Co
My-Linh Thai
DDemocratic
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