Teacher salaries
Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RESTORE TEACHER STEP INCREASES THAT WERE SUSPENDED BY ACT 135 OF 2020 DUE TO FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS, BY APPROPRIATING FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHER STEP INCREASES FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2021 · House Jan 28, 2021
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 4, 2021
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 28, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (115-0-6)
house
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
31 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Morgan
RRepublican
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bill Whitmire
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Chardale R. Murray
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Kimberly O. Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Paula Calhoon
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Sandy N. McGarry
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
P
Will Wheeler
DDemocratic
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