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2003 SESSION

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HB 2140 Posting of Bill of Rights in public schools.

Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Posting of Bill of Rights in public schools. Amends the two uncodified Acts of Assembly requiring the posting of the National Motto in public schools to add the required posting of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States. Currently, school boards, at their discretion, may accept contributions in cash or in-kind from any person to defray the costs of implementing this provision.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031708648  pdf | impact statements
• 01/27/03  House: Printed as engrossed 031708648-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2140ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0902)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031708648
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/15/03  House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/03  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/22/03  House: Reported from Appropriations with amds (25-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/03  House: Read first time
• 01/27/03  House: Read second time
• 01/27/03  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/27/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/27/03  House: Printed as engrossed 031708648-E
• 01/28/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/10/03  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/03  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2140ER)
• 03/05/03  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 902 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0902)