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2023 SESSION

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HB 1574 School board members; referendum on direct election by voters, authorization by local government.

Introduced by: Wendell S. Walker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School board selection; referendum on direct election of school board members by voters; authorization by local governing body. Allows the governing body of a county, city, or town to file a petition with the circuit court of the county or city or of the county within which the town or the greater part thereof is located asking that a referendum be held on the question of whether the members of the school board of the county, city, or town shall be elected directly by the voters.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103141D  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/06/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103141D
• 01/06/23  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/23/23  House: Assigned Education sub: K-12
• 01/24/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/25/23  House: Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/23  House: Read first time
• 01/30/23  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/23  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
• 01/31/23  House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/14/23  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/16/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/23  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/23  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/17/23  Senate: Defeated by Senate (11-Y 27-N)