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1997 SESSION
SJ 98 Constitutional amendment; bill of rights, parental rights.
Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); bill of rights; parental rights. Provides that "the right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right."
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965380700 pdf
- 01/29/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 965380700 pdf
- 12/31/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 965380700 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965380700
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/29/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 965380700
- 02/06/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 02/07/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/08/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/96 Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agreed to (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: RECOMMIT (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/96 Senate: Reconsideration of motion to recommit agd. to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Previous question ordered (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Tie vote, chair votes yea
- 02/08/96 Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agd. to (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: RECOMMIT (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/96 Senate: Continued to 1997 in P. & E. (15-Y 0-N)
- 10/23/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 3-N)
- 12/31/96 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 965380700
- 01/08/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/09/97 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/10/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/13/97 Senate: Read third time
- 01/13/97 Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agreed to (21-Y 18-N)
- 01/13/97 Senate: VOTE: RECOMMIT (21-Y 18-N)
- 01/13/97 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/97 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: Read third time
- 01/23/97 Senate: Previous question ordered (22-Y 17-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (22-Y 17-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: Passed by for the day (22-Y 18-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: VOTE: PASS BY (22-Y 18-N)
- 01/24/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/97 Senate: Read third time
- 01/28/97 Senate: Motion to reconsider engrossement refused (20-Y 20-N)
- 01/28/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (20-Y 20-N)
- 01/28/97 Senate: Tie vote, chair votes Nay
- 01/28/97 Senate: Rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
- 01/28/97 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED (19-Y 21-N)