Release for religious instruction.
Summary
Requires a principal to allow a student to attend religious instruction conducted by certain entities following the principal's receipt of written notice from the student's parent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
33–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 314: yeas 32, nays 16
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 319: yeas 69, nays 25
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 34, nays 14
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Amended
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 180: yeas 12, nays 37
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 83: yeas 92, nays 4
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Amended
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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