Swimming Lesson Voucher Program
Summary
Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Creating the program within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; requiring the department to establish a network of swimming lesson vendors to participate in the program; requiring the department or a contracted nonprofit organization to attempt to secure a vendor in each county; specifying eligibility criteria for the program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $500,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2024 · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 15, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (711612)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/31/24, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 01/24/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Hutson
RRepublican
Co
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
Co
Lori Berman
DDemocratic
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