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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 11, 2022 LA HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
April 18, 2022 OK HB 3543 Requires Toleration of Free Speech on College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
March 9, 2022 OK HB 3543 Requires Toleration of Free Speech on College Campuses (66 - 27)
June 30, 2022 DE HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
April 5, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
April 5, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
April 4, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap (53 - 1)
April 4, 2022 GA HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap (53 - 1)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
April 26, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
April 26, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
Oct. 18, 2022 PA SB 1243 Requires High School Students Pass a Financial Literacy Class Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
Sept. 28, 2022 MI HB 5703 Requires School Districts to Post an Excerpt Affirming the Importance of Religion and Morality (28 - 5)
March 10, 2022 MI HB 5703 Requires School Districts to Post an Excerpt Affirming the Importance of Religion and Morality Bill Passed - House (85 - 16)
March 3, 2022 UT SB 428 Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
March 1, 2022 UT SB 428 Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - House (65 - 9)
May 11, 2022 NY S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
Feb. 23, 2022 WI SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
Oct. 25, 2022 PA HB 2633 Amends Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Language in Previous State Law Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
March 3, 2022 UT HB 346 Appropriates Funding for Independence in Foreign Language Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2022 OR SB 1533 Appropriates Funds for Support to Education Providers and Native American Tribes that Contribute to Cleaner Air Bill Passed - House (53 - 4)
May 12, 2022 MO SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
June 16, 2022 NJ A 3694 Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
June 23, 2022 RI S 2556 Establishes the Implementation of Trauma-informed Practices in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 5)
June 22, 2022 RI S 2556 Establishes the Implementation of Trauma-informed Practices in Schools (36 - 1)
June 29, 2022 DE HB 380 Establishes Public Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
June 16, 2022 DE HB 380 Establishes Public Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
March 3, 2022 OR SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
March 3, 2022 OR SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
March 1, 2022 OR SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 1, 2022 OR SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
Dec. 7, 2022 OH SB 178 Repeals Various Responsibilities of the Ohio State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
Jan. 25, 2022 IN HB 1122 Prohibits Sexually Oriented Businesses from Operating Near Child-Oriented Facilities Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
Dec. 14, 2022 National S J Res 60 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (49 - 49)
May 4, 2022 NH SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
April 5, 2022 MD SB 705 Limits Use of Seclusion as Behavioral Health Intervention for Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
May 17, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
April 22, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
March 15, 2022 GA SB 601 Establishes a $6,000 Promise Scholarship Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 29)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 133 Amends Laws Relating to Education Trust and Education Savings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 WY HB 97 Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools Bill Failed - House (35 - 24)
April 28, 2022 VT S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
Feb. 23, 2022 WY SF 103 Limits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 3, 2022 MS HB 1418 Establishes Second Amendment Preservation Act (83 - 35)
Oct. 27, 2022 NJ S 588 Requires School Curricula to Include Information Literacy Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
March 1, 2022 IL HB 5107 Establishes Collective Bargaining Rights for Chicago School Principals but Prohibits Strikes Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/11 HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
5/11 HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
4/18 HB 3543 Requires Toleration of Free Speech on College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
3/09 HB 3543 Requires Toleration of Free Speech on College Campuses (66 - 27)
6/30 HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
4/05 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
4/05 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4)
4/04 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap (53 - 1)
4/04 HB 1435 Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap (53 - 1)
4/28 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
4/26 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
4/28 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
4/26 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
10/18 SB 1243 Requires High School Students Pass a Financial Literacy Class Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
4/12 LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
9/28 HB 5703 Requires School Districts to Post an Excerpt Affirming the Importance of Religion and Morality (28 - 5)
3/10 HB 5703 Requires School Districts to Post an Excerpt Affirming the Importance of Religion and Morality Bill Passed - House (85 - 16)
3/03 SB 428 Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
3/01 SB 428 Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - House (65 - 9)
5/11 S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
2/23 SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
4/07 HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
10/25 HB 2633 Amends Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Language in Previous State Law Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
3/03 HB 346 Appropriates Funding for Independence in Foreign Language Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 0)
2/28 SB 1533 Appropriates Funds for Support to Education Providers and Native American Tribes that Contribute to Cleaner Air Bill Passed - House (53 - 4)
5/12 SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
6/16 A 3694 Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
2/16 SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
2/05 SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
6/23 S 2556 Establishes the Implementation of Trauma-informed Practices in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 5)
6/22 S 2556 Establishes the Implementation of Trauma-informed Practices in Schools (36 - 1)
6/29 HB 380 Establishes Public Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
6/16 HB 380 Establishes Public Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
3/03 SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
3/03 SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
3/01 SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/01 SB 1522 Amends Provisions Relating to College Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
12/07 SB 178 Repeals Various Responsibilities of the Ohio State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
1/25 HB 1122 Prohibits Sexually Oriented Businesses from Operating Near Child-Oriented Facilities Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
12/14 S J Res 60 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (49 - 49)
5/04 SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
4/05 SB 705 Limits Use of Seclusion as Behavioral Health Intervention for Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
5/17 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
4/22 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
3/15 SB 601 Establishes a $6,000 Promise Scholarship Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 29)
5/17 HB 133 Amends Laws Relating to Education Trust and Education Savings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 0)
2/17 HB 97 Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools Bill Failed - House (35 - 24)
4/28 S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
2/23 SF 103 Limits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/03 HB 1418 Establishes Second Amendment Preservation Act (83 - 35)
10/27 S 588 Requires School Curricula to Include Information Literacy Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
3/01 HB 5107 Establishes Collective Bargaining Rights for Chicago School Principals but Prohibits Strikes Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
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