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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 13, 2021 National HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
May 12, 2021 NC HB 729 Amends the State's Charter School Law Bill Passed - House (63 - 52)
May 12, 2021 MI HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 50)
May 11, 2021 TX HB 3485 Amends Law Regarding Corporal Punishment in Schools Bill Passed - House (86 - 60)
May 11, 2021 TX HB 3979 Prohibits the Teaching of "Critical Race Theory" in Schools Bill Passed - House (79 - 65)
May 11, 2021 WI AB 59 Expands the State Taxpayer Funded Private School Voucher Program to Families with Higher Incomes Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
May 6, 2021 MO SB 330 Authorizes College Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (141 - 6)
May 5, 2021 TN SB 623 Prohibits Teaching "Critical Race Theory" in K-12 Schools Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 20)
May 5, 2021 NC HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (66 - 50)
May 4, 2021 ID S 1075 Authorizes School Districts to Offer a Summer Program Before Kids Start Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
May 3, 2021 ID S 1046 Authorizes Teaching of an Alternative Curriculum for K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
May 3, 2021 CA AB 1278 Requires Public Universities to Include Information About Public Service Programs Online Bill Passed - House (54 - 9)
April 29, 2021 OR SB 554 Authorizes Local Governments and School Districts to Prohibit Guns on Capital and State Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 24)
April 29, 2021 NV AB 194 Amends School Suspension and Expulsion Provisions Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
April 29, 2021 DE HB 198 Requires Schools to Provide Curricula on Black History Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
April 28, 2021 NC SB 115 Authorizes Outdoor College Football Stadiums to Open to 100% Capacity Bill Passed - House (77 - 42)
April 28, 2021 ME LD 52 Authorizes Additional Educational Policies to be Subjects of Collective Bargaining Negotiations "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (86 - 58)
April 28, 2021 NC HB 616 Amends Laws to Allow Easier Replication of Successful Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (86 - 30)
April 27, 2021 AR SB 627 Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
April 23, 2021 WA HB 1365 Requires Development and Administration of a Technology Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 36)
April 22, 2021 AK HB 169 Appropriates Funds for Education to Prevent Job Layoffs Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
April 22, 2021 ID H 377 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
April 22, 2021 ID H 377 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
April 22, 2021 IL HB 2789 Requires Public and Private Schools to Comply with Health Regulations Established by the Illinois Department of Public Health Bill Passed - House (70 - 42)
April 22, 2021 IL HB 2789 Requires Public and Private Schools to Comply with Health Regulations Established by the Illinois Department of Public Health Bill Passed - House (70 - 42)
April 21, 2021 AR HB 1761 Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
April 20, 2021 IL HB 3496 Authorizes Chicago Principals to Unionize Bill Passed - House (68 - 44)
April 19, 2021 TN HB 1233 Authorizes Refusal to Share Bathrooms and Locker Rooms with Transgender Persons Bill Passed - House (65 - 24)
April 15, 2021 AL HB 391 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Playing on Sports Teams that do not Match their Birth Sex Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 13)
April 15, 2021 NV AB 261 Expands School Curriculum to Tell a Broader Range of Children Stories Bill Passed - House (26 - 16)
April 14, 2021 TN SB 1229 Requires Schools to Notify Parents When Teaching About Sexual or Gender Orientation Bill Passed - House (64 - 23)
April 14, 2021 FL HB 1475 Prohibits Transgender Students from Playing on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Sex Bill Passed - House (77 - 40)
April 13, 2021 WI AB 241 Requires Governor to Allocate Federal Money to State Public Debt and Transportation Revenue Bonds Bill Passed - House (57 - 36)
April 13, 2021 NC HB 32 Expands the State's Private School Voucher Program Bill Passed - House (69 - 49)
April 12, 2021 MT SB 283 Specifies Response to Guns in Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 13)
April 9, 2021 MT SB 99 Establishes Parameters for K-12 Sexual Education Bill Passed - House (65 - 31)
April 8, 2021 KS SB 55 Prohibits Transgender Student Athletes from Participating on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Sex Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 43)
April 8, 2021 KS HB 2089 Restructures Firearm Safety Education Training Programs for School Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 44)
April 8, 2021 NH HB 388 Authorizes School Transfers Due to Educational Hardship "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (199 - 175)
April 8, 2021 NH HB 319 Requires College Students Pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (188 - 187)
April 8, 2021 NH HB 69 Authorizes the Display of the National Motto "In God We Trust" on School Property "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (204 - 169)
April 8, 2021 NH CACR 3 Authorizes Public Funds to be Used for Private Religious Schools Amendment Rejected - House (197 - 175)
April 7, 2021 ND SB 2030 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education on Condition Schools Do Not Sponsor, Promote, or Partner with Pro-Choice Organizations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
April 7, 2021 AR SB 494 Extends Qualified Immunity to Law Enforcement who Patrol Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (76 - 10)
April 7, 2021 ID S 1179 Appropriates Funds for the Higher Education Budget Bill Failed - House (13 - 57)
April 7, 2021 AR HB 1701 Authorizes Teachers to Teach Creationism as a "Theory of How the Earth Came to Exist" Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
April 7, 2021 AR HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
April 7, 2021 ID H 329 Requires Parental Consent for a Student to Participate in a School Club Bill Passed - House (52 - 18)
April 6, 2021 ND SB 2304 Requires Schools Teach Indigenous History Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
March 29, 2021 KY HB 563 Establishes a 25 Million Dollar Scholarship through Tax Credits for Private Schools Veto Override Failed - House (51 - 42)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/13 HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
5/12 HB 729 Amends the State's Charter School Law Bill Passed - House (63 - 52)
5/12 HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 50)
5/11 HB 3485 Amends Law Regarding Corporal Punishment in Schools Bill Passed - House (86 - 60)
5/11 HB 3979 Prohibits the Teaching of "Critical Race Theory" in Schools Bill Passed - House (79 - 65)
5/11 AB 59 Expands the State Taxpayer Funded Private School Voucher Program to Families with Higher Incomes Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
5/06 SB 330 Authorizes College Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (141 - 6)
5/05 SB 623 Prohibits Teaching "Critical Race Theory" in K-12 Schools Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 20)
5/05 HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (66 - 50)
5/04 S 1075 Authorizes School Districts to Offer a Summer Program Before Kids Start Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
5/03 S 1046 Authorizes Teaching of an Alternative Curriculum for K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
5/03 AB 1278 Requires Public Universities to Include Information About Public Service Programs Online Bill Passed - House (54 - 9)
4/29 SB 554 Authorizes Local Governments and School Districts to Prohibit Guns on Capital and State Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 24)
4/29 AB 194 Amends School Suspension and Expulsion Provisions Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
4/29 HB 198 Requires Schools to Provide Curricula on Black History Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
4/28 SB 115 Authorizes Outdoor College Football Stadiums to Open to 100% Capacity Bill Passed - House (77 - 42)
4/28 LD 52 Authorizes Additional Educational Policies to be Subjects of Collective Bargaining Negotiations "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (86 - 58)
4/28 HB 616 Amends Laws to Allow Easier Replication of Successful Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (86 - 30)
4/27 SB 627 Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
4/23 HB 1365 Requires Development and Administration of a Technology Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 36)
4/22 HB 169 Appropriates Funds for Education to Prevent Job Layoffs Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
4/22 H 377 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
4/22 H 377 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
4/22 HB 2789 Requires Public and Private Schools to Comply with Health Regulations Established by the Illinois Department of Public Health Bill Passed - House (70 - 42)
4/22 HB 2789 Requires Public and Private Schools to Comply with Health Regulations Established by the Illinois Department of Public Health Bill Passed - House (70 - 42)
4/21 HB 1761 Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
4/20 HB 3496 Authorizes Chicago Principals to Unionize Bill Passed - House (68 - 44)
4/19 HB 1233 Authorizes Refusal to Share Bathrooms and Locker Rooms with Transgender Persons Bill Passed - House (65 - 24)
4/15 HB 391 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Playing on Sports Teams that do not Match their Birth Sex Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 13)
4/15 AB 261 Expands School Curriculum to Tell a Broader Range of Children Stories Bill Passed - House (26 - 16)
4/14 SB 1229 Requires Schools to Notify Parents When Teaching About Sexual or Gender Orientation Bill Passed - House (64 - 23)
4/14 HB 1475 Prohibits Transgender Students from Playing on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Sex Bill Passed - House (77 - 40)
4/13 AB 241 Requires Governor to Allocate Federal Money to State Public Debt and Transportation Revenue Bonds Bill Passed - House (57 - 36)
4/13 HB 32 Expands the State's Private School Voucher Program Bill Passed - House (69 - 49)
4/12 SB 283 Specifies Response to Guns in Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 13)
4/09 SB 99 Establishes Parameters for K-12 Sexual Education Bill Passed - House (65 - 31)
4/08 SB 55 Prohibits Transgender Student Athletes from Participating on Sports Teams that do Not Match their Birth Sex Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 43)
4/08 HB 2089 Restructures Firearm Safety Education Training Programs for School Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 44)
4/08 HB 388 Authorizes School Transfers Due to Educational Hardship "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (199 - 175)
4/08 HB 319 Requires College Students Pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (188 - 187)
4/08 HB 69 Authorizes the Display of the National Motto "In God We Trust" on School Property "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (204 - 169)
4/08 CACR 3 Authorizes Public Funds to be Used for Private Religious Schools Amendment Rejected - House (197 - 175)
4/07 SB 2030 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education on Condition Schools Do Not Sponsor, Promote, or Partner with Pro-Choice Organizations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
4/07 SB 494 Extends Qualified Immunity to Law Enforcement who Patrol Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (76 - 10)
4/07 S 1179 Appropriates Funds for the Higher Education Budget Bill Failed - House (13 - 57)
4/07 HB 1701 Authorizes Teachers to Teach Creationism as a "Theory of How the Earth Came to Exist" Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
4/07 HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
4/07 H 329 Requires Parental Consent for a Student to Participate in a School Club Bill Passed - House (52 - 18)
4/06 SB 2304 Requires Schools Teach Indigenous History Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
3/29 HB 563 Establishes a 25 Million Dollar Scholarship through Tax Credits for Private Schools Veto Override Failed - House (51 - 42)
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