Lee County School District Board of Trustees
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD, THE MANNER IN WHICH BOARD ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES ON THE BOARD ARE FILLED; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced May 5, 2026
Signed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · House May 7, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar
upper
May 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-19)
house
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Lee Delegation
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Lee Delegation
lower
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keishan Scott
DDemocratic
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