ALLOWING A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TO INFORM A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE SUSPENSION OF A TEACHER OR A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TERMINATION OF A TEACHER.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Signed Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021 · House Mar 29, 2021
How they voted
33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 27, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1591 is now Act 964
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
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