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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/27 | SB 627 | Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex | Bill Passed - House (72 - 19) |
4/22 | SB 627 | Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
4/21 | HB 1761 | Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools | Bill Passed - House (63 - 13) |
4/19 | HB 1592 | Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
4/07 | SB 494 | Extends Qualified Immunity to Law Enforcement who Patrol Higher Education Institutions | Bill Passed - House (76 - 10) |
4/07 | HB 1592 | Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 18) |
4/07 | HB 1701 | Authorizes Teachers to Teach Creationism as a "Theory of How the Earth Came to Exist" | Bill Passed - House (72 - 21) |
3/17 | HB 1371 | Establishes Scholarships and Grants for Private School Students | Bill Failed - House (44 - 52) |