AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
Summary
Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action Mar 24, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony DeSimone
DDemocratic
P
Nathan Biah
DDemocratic
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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