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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 12, 2022 MO SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
May 11, 2022 NY S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
May 10, 2022 AK SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Failed - House (46 - 67)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Failed - House (46 - 67)
May 6, 2022 CO HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
May 5, 2022 VT S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
May 5, 2022 VT S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
May 4, 2022 NH SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
May 3, 2022 MO SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
April 28, 2022 TN SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
April 28, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
April 28, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
April 28, 2022 VT S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
April 28, 2022 MO HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
April 25, 2022 TN HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
April 25, 2022 TN HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
April 25, 2022 AK HB 114 Establishes New Programs through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Bill Passed - House (35 - 3)
April 20, 2022 LA HCR 3 Repeals Vaccination Requirements for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
April 18, 2022 AZ SB 1211 Requires Increased Transparency from Public Schools Bill Failed - House (28 - 30)
April 11, 2022 MD HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 36)
April 11, 2022 MD SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 36)
April 11, 2022 MD SB 831 Establishes a $500 Bonus for Public School Education Support Professionals Bill Passed - House (105 - 31)
April 5, 2022 AL HB 395 Authorizes Alcoholic Beverages at Hospitality Management Programs at State Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 11)
April 5, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
April 5, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
April 4, 2022 GA HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71)
April 4, 2022 GA HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 134 Reduces the Minimum Age Teachers May Collect Retirement Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
March 31, 2022 ME LD 1652 Establishes Early Childhood Educators Workforce Support Programs Bill Passed - House (130 - 0)
March 29, 2022 KY HB 63 Requires School Boards Implement School Resource Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 16)
March 29, 2022 AL SB 171 Establishes a State Math Initiative to Boost Test Scores Bill Passed - House (76 - 24)
March 29, 2022 IL SB 3032 Prohibits School Transcripts from being Denied to a Student for Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - House (74 - 33)
March 29, 2022 IA HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 29, 2022 IA HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 28, 2022 GA SB 588 Requires All Meetings of Local Boards of Education to be Open to the Public Bill Passed - House (129 - 41)
March 25, 2022 UT HB 11 Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 18)
March 25, 2022 GA SB 226 Requires Schools to Adopt Policies Regarding Material "Harmful to Minors" (97 - 61)
March 25, 2022 CO SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/12 SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
5/11 HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
5/11 HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
5/11 S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
5/11 HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
5/11 HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
5/10 SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
5/09 LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Failed - House (46 - 67)
5/09 LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Failed - House (46 - 67)
5/06 HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
5/05 S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
5/05 S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
5/04 SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
5/03 SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
4/28 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
4/28 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
4/28 SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
4/28 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
4/28 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
4/28 S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
4/28 HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
4/27 HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
4/25 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/25 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/25 SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
4/25 SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
4/25 HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
4/25 HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
4/25 HB 114 Establishes New Programs through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Bill Passed - House (35 - 3)
4/20 HCR 3 Repeals Vaccination Requirements for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
4/18 SB 1211 Requires Increased Transparency from Public Schools Bill Failed - House (28 - 30)
4/11 HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 36)
4/11 SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 36)
4/11 SB 831 Establishes a $500 Bonus for Public School Education Support Professionals Bill Passed - House (105 - 31)
4/05 HB 395 Authorizes Alcoholic Beverages at Hospitality Management Programs at State Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 11)
4/05 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
4/05 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
4/04 HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71)
4/04 HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71)
3/31 HB 134 Reduces the Minimum Age Teachers May Collect Retirement Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
3/31 LD 1652 Establishes Early Childhood Educators Workforce Support Programs Bill Passed - House (130 - 0)
3/29 HB 63 Requires School Boards Implement School Resource Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 16)
3/29 SB 171 Establishes a State Math Initiative to Boost Test Scores Bill Passed - House (76 - 24)
3/29 SB 3032 Prohibits School Transcripts from being Denied to a Student for Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - House (74 - 33)
3/29 HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/29 HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/28 SB 588 Requires All Meetings of Local Boards of Education to be Open to the Public Bill Passed - House (129 - 41)
3/25 HB 11 Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 18)
3/25 SB 226 Requires Schools to Adopt Policies Regarding Material "Harmful to Minors" (97 - 61)
3/25 SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
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