Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jul 21, 2017
Last action Jul 25, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jul 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Jul 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Jul 21, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Jul 21, 2017
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Diego Bernal
DDemocratic
Co
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
CI
Celia Israel
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
DD
Dawnna Dukes
DDemocratic
Co
HG
Helen Giddings
DDemocratic
Co
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joe Deshotel
DDemocratic
Co
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
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