Relating to school district purchasing of and contracting for goods and services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Last action Apr 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 116
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican68
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
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