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HB253

School boards; enrolled students present at meetings, public comment or citizen participation.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 8, 2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/24)

Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. School boards; meetings; public comment or citizen participation; enrolled students.

Requires each school board to permit any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in the local school division who provides acceptable proof of identification, if requested, and who signs up in accordance with the sign-up procedures for the respective school board meeting to submit oral comments during any public comment portion of such meeting, subject to the same reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions imposed by such school board on the expression of any other citizen participant in such meetings. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/04/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101889D
  • 01/04/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB253)
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  • 01/23/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
  • 01/24/2024 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB253E
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24101889D-E
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/31/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/31/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB253E)
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
  • 02/15/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/15/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/22/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (54-Y 45-N)
  • 02/28/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB253ER)
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB253ER)
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/24)

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