Facilitating course equivalency agreements between skill centers and school districts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed May 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2023 · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 19, 2023
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
14
Committee
11
May 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Mar 29, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0)
house
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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