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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 30, 2024 DE HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Concurrence Vote Passed - House (27 - 14)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 3446 Establishes Requirements for Library Material in Public Schools and Libraries under the "Freedom to Read Act" Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Bill Passed - House (85 - 11)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 461 Requires Public Universities Charge In-State Tuition for Illinois Residents Who Attended a State High School for At Least 2 Years or Graduated Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 726 Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2226 Requires Children to Attend and Complete Kindergarten as Part of California State Education Bill Passed - House (61 - 11)
May 9, 2024 OK HB 3278 Amends Requirements for High School Graduation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 14)
May 7, 2024 CO SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - House (53 - 10)
May 7, 2024 AL SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
May 1, 2024 MI SB 249 Requires Certain Notices from Education Program Sponsors Bill Passed - House (101 - 4)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4653 Amends Practices Associated with Inservice Training Workshops and Training for Responding to Trauma in Schools Bill Passed - House (100 - 11)
April 16, 2024 LA HB 122 Prohibits K-12 Teachers from Discussing Gender or Sexual Orientation Bill Passed - House (69 - 28)
April 15, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 36)
March 27, 2024 KS SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 58)
March 18, 2024 AK SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 16)
March 8, 2024 WV HB 5514 Increases Annual Training Requirements for County Boards of Education Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 9)
March 7, 2024 FL HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 29)
March 6, 2024 FL SB 1264 Requires Public Schools Teach a History of Communism Bill Passed - House (106 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
Feb. 27, 2024 IN SB 1 Requires Third Graders Who Fail Certain Reading Standards be Held Back Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
Feb. 22, 2024 AK SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
Feb. 20, 2024 IN SB 6 Requires Department of Education Identify Students in Grades 4-8 Who Did Not Pass IREAD-3 Program and are Not Reading Proficiently Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
Feb. 20, 2024 WI AB 900 Amends Funding for State Voucher Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
Feb. 20, 2024 WI AB 638 Authorizes School Curriculum Inspection Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
Feb. 15, 2024 FL HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Bill Passed - House (84 - 35)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 176 Amends and Addresses Various Athletic Competition Changes Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
Feb. 8, 2024 NH HB 1665 Expands the Educational Freedom Account Voucher Program Eligibility "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (190 - 189)
Feb. 7, 2024 OH SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
Dec. 13, 2023 National HR 1147 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (330 - 99)
Nov. 15, 2023 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - House (64 - 30)
Nov. 2, 2023 MI SB 174 Appropriates Supplemental Resources for School Aid Act Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 52)
July 18, 2023 LA HB 466 Prohibits Classroom Discussion of Gender and Sexual Identity in K-12 Public Schools Veto Override Passed - House (68 - 29)
July 7, 2023 PA HB 1422 Requires Public Schools Report Spending for Paid Media Advertisements Bill Passed - House (122 - 82)
June 23, 2023 OR SB 819 Prohibits School Districts From Placing a Student on an Abbreviated or Shortened School Day Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (38 - 14)
June 21, 2023 OR SB 3 Requires a Half Credit on Higher Education and Career Path Skills and a Half Credit on Finance Education to Earn a High School Diploma Bill Passed - House (42 - 7)
June 21, 2023 WI AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
June 20, 2023 VT H 217 Appropriates Funding to Increase Access to Expanded Child Care Services Veto Override Passed - House (116 - 31)
June 14, 2023 WI SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
June 14, 2023 OR HB 3144 Establishes a Statewide Education Plan for Students who are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Bill Passed - House (50 - 7)
May 23, 2023 OR SB 756 Authorizes Special Education Staff Access to Students Individualized Education Plans Bill Passed - House (38 - 18)
May 22, 2023 OR SB 279 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
May 17, 2023 OK HB 2903 Establishes a School Resource Officer Program Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
May 12, 2023 MO SB 34 Authorizes Schools to Offer Elective Courses on the Bible Bill Passed - House (99 - 45)
May 5, 2023 AL HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
May 2, 2023 OK HB 1934 Establishes Parental Rights in School Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 31)
May 2, 2023 PA HB 100 Authorizes Cross-Age Tutoring for Students in Lower Grades Bill Passed - House (141 - 60)
April 28, 2023 KS SB 113 Appropriates Funds for the State K-12 Education Budget for 2024-2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 37)
April 26, 2023 IN HB 1177 Authorizes Teachers to Keep Firearms in Classrooms Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/30 HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Concurrence Vote Passed - House (27 - 14)
6/28 A 3446 Establishes Requirements for Library Material in Public Schools and Libraries under the "Freedom to Read Act" Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
6/26 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
6/26 SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Bill Passed - House (85 - 11)
5/23 SB 461 Requires Public Universities Charge In-State Tuition for Illinois Residents Who Attended a State High School for At Least 2 Years or Graduated Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
5/23 SB 726 Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
5/21 AB 2226 Requires Children to Attend and Complete Kindergarten as Part of California State Education Bill Passed - House (61 - 11)
5/09 HB 3278 Amends Requirements for High School Graduation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 14)
5/07 SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - House (53 - 10)
5/07 SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
5/01 SB 249 Requires Certain Notices from Education Program Sponsors Bill Passed - House (101 - 4)
4/16 HB 4653 Amends Practices Associated with Inservice Training Workshops and Training for Responding to Trauma in Schools Bill Passed - House (100 - 11)
4/16 HB 122 Prohibits K-12 Teachers from Discussing Gender or Sexual Orientation Bill Passed - House (69 - 28)
4/15 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 36)
3/27 SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 58)
3/18 SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 16)
3/08 HB 5514 Increases Annual Training Requirements for County Boards of Education Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 9)
3/07 HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 29)
3/06 SB 1264 Requires Public Schools Teach a History of Communism Bill Passed - House (106 - 7)
2/28 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
2/27 SB 1 Requires Third Graders Who Fail Certain Reading Standards be Held Back Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
2/27 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
2/22 SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
2/20 SB 6 Requires Department of Education Identify Students in Grades 4-8 Who Did Not Pass IREAD-3 Program and are Not Reading Proficiently Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
2/20 AB 900 Amends Funding for State Voucher Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
2/20 AB 638 Authorizes School Curriculum Inspection Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
2/15 HB 1285 Amends K-12 Education Statutes Bill Passed - House (84 - 35)
2/13 SB 176 Amends and Addresses Various Athletic Competition Changes Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
2/08 HB 1665 Expands the Educational Freedom Account Voucher Program Eligibility "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (190 - 189)
2/07 SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
12/13 HR 1147 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (330 - 99)
11/15 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - House (64 - 30)
11/02 SB 174 Appropriates Supplemental Resources for School Aid Act Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 52)
7/18 HB 466 Prohibits Classroom Discussion of Gender and Sexual Identity in K-12 Public Schools Veto Override Passed - House (68 - 29)
7/07 HB 1422 Requires Public Schools Report Spending for Paid Media Advertisements Bill Passed - House (122 - 82)
6/23 SB 819 Prohibits School Districts From Placing a Student on an Abbreviated or Shortened School Day Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (38 - 14)
6/21 SB 3 Requires a Half Credit on Higher Education and Career Path Skills and a Half Credit on Finance Education to Earn a High School Diploma Bill Passed - House (42 - 7)
6/21 AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
6/20 H 217 Appropriates Funding to Increase Access to Expanded Child Care Services Veto Override Passed - House (116 - 31)
6/14 SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
6/14 HB 3144 Establishes a Statewide Education Plan for Students who are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Bill Passed - House (50 - 7)
5/23 SB 756 Authorizes Special Education Staff Access to Students Individualized Education Plans Bill Passed - House (38 - 18)
5/22 SB 279 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
5/17 HB 2903 Establishes a School Resource Officer Program Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
5/12 SB 34 Authorizes Schools to Offer Elective Courses on the Bible Bill Passed - House (99 - 45)
5/05 HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
5/02 HB 1934 Establishes Parental Rights in School Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 31)
5/02 HB 100 Authorizes Cross-Age Tutoring for Students in Lower Grades Bill Passed - House (141 - 60)
4/28 SB 113 Appropriates Funds for the State K-12 Education Budget for 2024-2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 37)
4/26 HB 1177 Authorizes Teachers to Keep Firearms in Classrooms Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 22)
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