School chaplains.
Summary
Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met. Allows a school chaplain to provide: (1) secular advice, guidance, and support services; and (2) nonsecular advice, guidance, and support services if certain conditions are met. Provides that, with exceptions, communications made by a student to a school chaplain are privileged and confidential.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
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Senate Bill (H)
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MINOR
SB 523 has been amended from its introduced version to its Senate version, primarily updating the bill number and digest information to reflect its current status. The core policy content regarding school chaplains remains unchanged, with the main differences being administrative updates to the bill's identification, effective dates, and committee history.
Scope change
No substantive policy scope changes; the bill's applicability to public schools and charter schools remains the same.
TECHNICAL
Bill number and digest title updated from 'Introduced Senate Bill' to 'Senate Bill' with revised digest date and tracking number.
Updated sponsor list to include additional sponsors (Byrne, Rogers, Schmitt) and revised formatting of legislative tracking information.
TIMELINE
Added February 6, 2025 committee report indicating favorable consideration with 'Do Pass' recommendation.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
32–16
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
R
Republican40
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 113: yeas 32, nays 16
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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