TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT MATERIALS RELATED TO SEX EDUCATION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021 · House Mar 31, 2021
How they voted
29–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic7
71% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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