Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Last action May 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2023
How they voted
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic13
76% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
P
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
P
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
Shelby Slawson
RRepublican
P
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Charles Cunningham
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Paul
RRepublican
Co
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
Co
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
Co
Ken King
RRepublican
Co
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
Co
MS
Matt Schaefer
RRepublican
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