AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS
Summary
Provides that any schools days a public school is closed due to a declared state of emergency be deemed excused for purposes of compliance with minimum school days calendar requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2026
Last action Jun 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2026
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 9, 2026
D
Democratic63
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Education
upper
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/09/2026 House read and passed
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
03/20/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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