Relating to: eliminating income limits for parental choice programs; eliminating pupil participation limits for the statewide parental choice program; private school tuition charged to a pupil participating in a parental choice program; and creating an education expense reimbursement program for the 2022-23 school year and the summer of 2023. (FE)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Vetoed
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Vetoed Apr 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · Assembly Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
20–11
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2022
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 34, Paired 2
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Goyke, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Haywood
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 6
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Murphy, Penterman, Moses, Rozar, Brandtjen, Macco, Knodl and Magnafici;
cosponsored by Senators Roth, Darling, Nass, Wanggaard, Stroebel and Jagler
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Wittke
RRepublican
P
Clint Moses
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jeremy Thiesfeldt
RRepublican
P
John Macco
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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