Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017–2018 session has ended.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 255
An Act providing for voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools; requiring public school districts to allow religious expression in class assignments, to provide students with the freedom to organize religious groups and activities and to provide a limited public forum for student speakers at nongraduation and graduation events; and providing for a model policy for voluntary religious expression in public schools.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
20 co-sponsors
JERRY P. KNOWLES, MATTHEW E. BAKER, JAMES A. COX JR., C. ADAM HARRIS, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, DAN MOUL, STEPHEN BLOOM, KATHY L. RAPP, Craig T. Staats, John D McGinnis, MARK M. GILLEN, Greg Rothman, David H. Zimmerman, Judy Ward, WILL F. TALLMAN, Brett R. Miller, MATTHEW M. GABLER, DARYL D. METCALFE, GARY W. DAY
Its course
January 31 to January 31, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesJan 31 to Jan 31 · stopped0 days
EducationJan 31 to Jan 31 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.