Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
47–1
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
18
Committee
14
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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