Requiring administration of a basic civics test as part of the course in United States history and government that is necessary for high school graduation and requiring students to take and pass a personal financial literacy course for high school graduation beginning in school year 2024-2025.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Vetoed
May 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Vetoed May 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2021 · House Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
22–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 31, 2021
D
Democratic11
90% Nay
R
Republican27
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
21
Committee
16
Amendments
4
May 7, 2021
Vetoed
No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
lower
May 3, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 22, 2021
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 72 Nay: 51
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 25 Nay: 13
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Huebert, Representative Thomas and Representative Stogsdill appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Erickson and Senator Sykes appointed as second conferees
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Erickson and Senator Sykes appointed as conferees
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 24 Nay: 15
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Senator Straub raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 69 Nay: 54
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report without recommendation by Committee on Education
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Huebert
RRepublican
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