AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all new school buildings and those undergoing major renovations or substantial repair or replacement to plumbing systems to install water bottle filling stations.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Jul 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2021
Signed into law
07/02/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/28/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 27, 2021
Committee
05/27/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/25/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 19, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/19/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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