Improving school safety by extending and increasing penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and athletic activities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 95
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic55
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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