RE-ENTER CITIZENS CIV ED
Summary
Amends the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Expands the program to persons committed to a Department of Juvenile Justice facility. Provides that the workshop held at the Department of Juvenile Justice shall consist of 270 minutes of instruction. Provides that the civil education program in the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be taught by 2 co-facilitators. Provides that one of the co-facilitators shall be a member of an established nonpartisan civil organization and the other a committed person at the Department of Juvenile Justice who is specifically trained in voting rights education and who has been trained by an established nonpartisan civil organization. Effective January 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Aug 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 21, 2021
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 13, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Restorative Justice Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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