Relating to the issuance of posthumous high school diplomas to certain students.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Signed May 23, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
13
May 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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