Concerning an ethnic studies curriculum for public school students.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Dec 12, 2018
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
30–14
Passed
Total votes 44
Apr 18, 2019
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
16
Committee
12
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-34-5)
house
Apr 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 03:30 PM
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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