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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 15, 2023 SC S 285 Expands "Academic Choice in Education" Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
March 12, 2023 NM HB 130 Extends Hours in the School Day and Number of Days in a School Year Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
March 8, 2023 OH SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
March 7, 2023 OK SB 26 Establishes Certain Exemptions for Use of Restrooms, Locker Rooms, or Changing Areas Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 257 Amends the State Board of Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
March 1, 2023 OR SB 279 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (27 - 2)
Feb. 28, 2023 IN SB 12 Establishes a Procedure for Parents to Lodge a Complaint Against a Book in the Schools Library and a Way for the School to Respond Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2023 KY SB 5 Requires School Boards Create a Systems to Respond to Complaints Over Sexually Explicit Materials in Public Schools. Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Feb. 23, 2023 AR SB 294 Establishes the LEARNS Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 1, 2023 AZ SB 1530 Appropriates Funding for K-12 Education Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Jan. 31, 2023 SC S 39 Increases Access to Education Savings Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
Jan. 26, 2023 NH SB 77 Authorizes Assignment of Students to Private Schools Due to Educational Hardship "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
Jan. 13, 2023 WY SF 49 Amends State Anti-Bullying Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
Jan. 11, 2023 WV SB 130 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" in Public School Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
June 30, 2022 DE HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
June 29, 2022 PA SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
June 1, 2022 NC HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 99 Reduces Training for Armed School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
April 18, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 1112 Requires Increased Technology Education in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
April 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1202 Expands Assistance for At-Risk Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 6, 2022 AZ HB 2707 Establishes New Requirements for Flags, Moments of Silence, and Other Displays in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
April 5, 2022 GA HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
April 4, 2022 AK SB 80 Expands Requirements as to K-12 Mental Health Education Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
March 30, 2022 GA SB 226 Requires Schools to Adopt Policies Regarding Material "Harmful to Minors" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
March 30, 2022 IA SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 9, 2022 NC SB 173 Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools Veto Override Failed - Senate (27 - 22)
March 9, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 966 Establishes Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 8, 2022 FL HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
March 8, 2022 OK SB 1623 Establishes the Learn Everywhere Act to Extend Learning Opportunities to Students Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
March 3, 2022 FL HB 1421 Establishes New Policies and Commissions on School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 3, 2022 MN SF 2575 Expands Requirements Regarding Parental Curriculum Review Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
Feb. 24, 2022 GA SB 435 Prohibits Transgender Students Participation in Sports Teams Matching Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
Feb. 24, 2022 KY SB 138 Limits Topics of Discussion in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
Feb. 21, 2022 VA HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
Feb. 16, 2022 AK SB 72 Amends Civics Curriculum and Assessment Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
Feb. 14, 2022 WV SB 509 Specifies Teachers' Paid Time Off Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Feb. 10, 2022 OR SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
Feb. 10, 2022 GA SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
Feb. 9, 2022 VA SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
Feb. 9, 2022 VA SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 2, 2022 GA SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
Jan. 26, 2022 CA SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Jan. 25, 2022 WI AB 411 Amends Current Anti-Racism and Anti-Sexism Instructions and Training for Employees of School Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Nov. 8, 2021 WI SB 585 Requires Schools to Provide Statistics Relating to On-Campus Crime Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Oct. 26, 2021 MI SB 600 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in School Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 101 Requires High School Students to Complete Ethnic Studies Courses to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
Sept. 8, 2021 NC HB 91 Amends High School Athlete Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 14)
Sept. 1, 2021 MI HB 4063 Extends Work Permit Requirements to Children that are Homeschooled Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
Aug. 11, 2021 TX SB 15 Appropriates Funds for Virtual Learning Until September 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
June 30, 2021 AZ HB 2898 Amends Education Laws Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
June 29, 2021 RI H 5028 Requires Civics Education for Students in Grades 8-12 Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 23, 2021 OH HB 82 Repeals ACT and SAT Requirements for High School Graduation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 22, 2021 DE HB 92 Reduces School Board Terms from 5 to 4 years Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
June 17, 2021 OR HB 2001 Authorizes School Districts to Retain Educators Based on Diversity and Cultural Merits Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 59 Expands the State Taxpayer Funded Private School Voucher Program to Families with Higher Incomes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
May 30, 2021 IL SB 817 Prohibits School Discrimination Against Certain Hairstyles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 12)
May 22, 2021 TX HB 547 Authorizes Homeschooled Students to Participate in University Interscholastic League Activities Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
May 21, 2021 NV AB 261 Expands School Curriculum to Tell a Broader Range of Children Stories Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
May 20, 2021 DE HB 198 Requires Schools to Provide Curricula on Black History Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
May 19, 2021 MI HB 4407 Appropriates Funding for K-12 School Aid and Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
May 19, 2021 NE LB 2 Reduces the Valuation of Agricultural Land to Decrease Taxation Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
May 13, 2021 DE SB 78 Requires Any School Board Member Charged with a Violent Felony to be Suspended Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
May 6, 2021 AL HB 246 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Yoga Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
May 5, 2021 TN SB 623 Prohibits Teaching "Critical Race Theory" in K-12 Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 7)
April 30, 2021 VT S 100 Establishes Universal School Lunch Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
April 29, 2021 ND HB 1013 Appropriates Funds for K-12 Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
April 29, 2021 TN HB 1182 Prohibits Transgender Students from Using Bathroom Facilities that do Not Match their Birth Sex Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
April 28, 2021 IA HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
April 27, 2021 MO SB 323 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/15 S 285 Expands "Academic Choice in Education" Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
3/12 HB 130 Extends Hours in the School Day and Number of Days in a School Year Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
3/08 SB 17 Amends Public Education Curriculum to Require Teaching of of Free Market Capitalism Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
3/07 SB 26 Establishes Certain Exemptions for Use of Restrooms, Locker Rooms, or Changing Areas Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/02 SB 257 Amends the State Board of Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
3/01 HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
3/01 SB 279 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (27 - 2)
2/28 SB 12 Establishes a Procedure for Parents to Lodge a Complaint Against a Book in the Schools Library and a Way for the School to Respond Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
2/23 SB 5 Requires School Boards Create a Systems to Respond to Complaints Over Sexually Explicit Materials in Public Schools. Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
2/23 SB 294 Establishes the LEARNS Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/01 SB 1530 Appropriates Funding for K-12 Education Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
1/31 S 39 Increases Access to Education Savings Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
1/26 SB 77 Authorizes Assignment of Students to Private Schools Due to Educational Hardship "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
1/13 SF 49 Amends State Anti-Bullying Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
1/11 SB 130 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" in Public School Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
6/30 HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
6/29 SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
6/01 HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
6/01 HB 99 Reduces Training for Armed School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
4/18 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
4/12 LB 1112 Requires Increased Technology Education in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
4/11 HB 22-1202 Expands Assistance for At-Risk Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/07 HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
4/07 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/06 HB 2707 Establishes New Requirements for Flags, Moments of Silence, and Other Displays in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
4/05 HB 1084 Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
4/04 SB 80 Expands Requirements as to K-12 Mental Health Education Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
3/30 SB 226 Requires Schools to Adopt Policies Regarding Material "Harmful to Minors" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
3/30 SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/09 SB 173 Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools Veto Override Failed - Senate (27 - 22)
3/09 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
3/08 AB 966 Establishes Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/08 AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/08 HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
3/08 SB 1623 Establishes the Learn Everywhere Act to Extend Learning Opportunities to Students Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
3/03 HB 1421 Establishes New Policies and Commissions on School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/03 SF 2575 Expands Requirements Regarding Parental Curriculum Review Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
2/24 SB 435 Prohibits Transgender Students Participation in Sports Teams Matching Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
2/24 SB 138 Limits Topics of Discussion in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
2/21 HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
2/16 SB 72 Amends Civics Curriculum and Assessment Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
2/14 SB 509 Specifies Teachers' Paid Time Off Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
2/10 SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
2/10 SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
2/09 SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
2/09 SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/02 SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
1/26 SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
1/25 AB 411 Amends Current Anti-Racism and Anti-Sexism Instructions and Training for Employees of School Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
11/08 SB 585 Requires Schools to Provide Statistics Relating to On-Campus Crime Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
10/26 SB 600 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in School Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
9/08 AB 101 Requires High School Students to Complete Ethnic Studies Courses to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
9/08 HB 91 Amends High School Athlete Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 14)
9/01 HB 4063 Extends Work Permit Requirements to Children that are Homeschooled Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
8/11 SB 15 Appropriates Funds for Virtual Learning Until September 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
6/30 HB 2898 Amends Education Laws Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
6/29 H 5028 Requires Civics Education for Students in Grades 8-12 Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/23 HB 82 Repeals ACT and SAT Requirements for High School Graduation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/22 HB 92 Reduces School Board Terms from 5 to 4 years Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
6/17 HB 2001 Authorizes School Districts to Retain Educators Based on Diversity and Cultural Merits Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
6/09 AB 59 Expands the State Taxpayer Funded Private School Voucher Program to Families with Higher Incomes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
5/30 SB 817 Prohibits School Discrimination Against Certain Hairstyles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 12)
5/22 HB 547 Authorizes Homeschooled Students to Participate in University Interscholastic League Activities Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
5/21 AB 261 Expands School Curriculum to Tell a Broader Range of Children Stories Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
5/20 HB 198 Requires Schools to Provide Curricula on Black History Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
5/19 HB 4407 Appropriates Funding for K-12 School Aid and Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
5/19 LB 2 Reduces the Valuation of Agricultural Land to Decrease Taxation Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
5/13 SB 78 Requires Any School Board Member Charged with a Violent Felony to be Suspended Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
5/06 HB 246 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Yoga Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
5/05 SB 623 Prohibits Teaching "Critical Race Theory" in K-12 Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 7)
4/30 S 100 Establishes Universal School Lunch Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
4/29 HB 1013 Appropriates Funds for K-12 Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
4/29 HB 1182 Prohibits Transgender Students from Using Bathroom Facilities that do Not Match their Birth Sex Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
4/28 HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
4/27 SB 323 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
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