AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Amends definition of dating violence to include abusive, coercive behaviors used to exert control and power and provides that abuse may be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, or psychological and includes threats, isolation, and intimidation.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 8, 2021
Signed Jul 9, 2021
Floor votes · House Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
07/09/2021 Signed by Governor
Jul 1, 2021
House · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
Jun 10, 2021
House · Referred to committee
06/10/2021 Referred to House Education
Jun 8, 2021
Senate · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate read and passed
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
May 13, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 8, 2021
Senate · Introduced
04/08/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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