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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 3, 2022 | SC | H 3006 | Prohibits Debt Agencies from Collecting School Lunch or Breakfast Debt | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
March 22, 2022 | ID | H 723 | Requires School Enrollment to Be the Basis of School Funding Formulas | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 31) |
March 25, 2022 | ID | H 809 | Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
March 24, 2022 | ID | H 809 | Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - House (46 - 22) |
April 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1 | Establishes Public Forums at Public Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18) |
March 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1 | Establishes Public Forums at Public Institutions | Bill Passed - House (93 - 62) |
Feb. 1, 2022 | SD | HB 1005 | Requires Students to Use School Facilities for Gender Assigned at Birth | Bill Passed - House (38 - 19) |
March 7, 2022 | SD | HB 1012 | Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
March 7, 2022 | SD | HB 1012 | Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
Feb. 15, 2022 | SD | HB 1012 | Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 14) |
Feb. 15, 2022 | SD | HB 1012 | Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 14) |
July 1, 2022 | NC | HB 103 | Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. | Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 25) |
July 1, 2022 | NC | HB 103 | Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 8) |
Feb. 16, 2022 | AR | HB 1031 | Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division | Bill Passed - House (49 - 45) |
May 24, 2022 | IN | HB 1041 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
May 24, 2022 | IN | HB 1041 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28) |
March 1, 2022 | IN | HB 1041 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
Jan. 27, 2022 | IN | HB 1041 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Bill Passed - House (66 - 30) |
Jan. 27, 2022 | IN | HB 1072 | Requires Distribution of Funds to Certain Charter Schools | Bill Passed - House (52 - 39) |
June 3, 2022 | LA | HB 1083 | Prohibits Hair Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
May 19, 2022 | LA | HB 1083 | Prohibits Hair Discrimination | Bill Passed - House (74 - 24) |
April 5, 2022 | GA | HB 1084 | Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 21) |
April 5, 2022 | GA | HB 1084 | Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 21) |
April 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1084 | Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71) |
April 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1084 | Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71) |