Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2023 · House Apr 23, 2023
How they voted
30–19
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 23, 2023
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
25
Committee
23
Amendments
2
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1.
lower
Apr 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate receded from amendments.
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 PM.
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sharon Tomiko Santos
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Lillian Ortiz-Self
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Berry
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Fosse
DDemocratic
Co
Monica Stonier
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Bergquist
DDemocratic
Co
Tana Senn
DDemocratic
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