AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to consider incorporating media literacy education in the basic education program.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Signed Jul 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jul 19, 2017
Signed into law
07/19/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
May 12, 2017
Committee
05/12/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
May 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
Adam J. Satchell
DDemocratic
P
HM
Harold M. Metts
DDemocratic
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
P
WJ
William J. Conley, Jr.
DDemocratic
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