Extending voting authority to student members on the state board of education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2022 · House Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
19
Committee
14
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 1, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-38)
house
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-21)
senate
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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