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SB23Introduced in the Senate

Civics Education

Passed

Introduced by Gary Stevens, District C

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

FN3: (EED)

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 23(FIN) Effective Date(s) · May 20, 2026

20

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Cathy Tilton26Yes
George Rauscher29Yes
Bert StedmanAYes
Jesse KiehlBYes
Gary StevensCYes
Jesse BjorkmanDYes
Catherine GiesselEYes
James KaufmanFYes
Elvi Gray-JacksonGYes
Matt ClamanHYes

Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. EDC, FIN

  4. COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON

  5. EDC RPT 3DP 2NR

  6. DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS

  7. NR: BJORKMAN, KIEHL

  8. FN1: INDETERMINATE(EED)

  9. FIN RPT CS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE

  10. DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK

  11. NR: MERRICK, KIEHL

  12. FN2: (EED)

  13. RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2026

  14. READ THE SECOND TIME

  15. FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  16. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/5 CAL

  17. COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAUFMAN, TILTON, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, RAUSCHER, GIESSEL,

  18. CRONK, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDT

  19. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 23(FIN)

  20. HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/9 CAL

  21. PASSED Y20 N-

  22. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  23. TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  24. VERSION: CSSB 23(FIN)

  25. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. EDC, FIN

  27. CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEID

  28. EDC RPT HCS(EDC) 7DP

  29. DP: SCHWANKE, ELAM, DIBERT, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORY

  30. FN3: (EED)

  31. CROSS SPONSOR(S): STAPP

  32. FIN RPT HCS(EDC) 4DP 6NR 1AM

  33. DP: GALVIN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER

  34. NR: JIMMIE, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, MOORE, BYNUM, STAPP

  35. AM: ALLARD

  36. FN3: (EED)

  37. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026

  38. MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

  39. READ THE SECOND TIME

  40. EDC HCS ADOPTED UC

  41. AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED

  42. AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDING

  43. HELD IN SECOND READING TO 5/18 CALENDAR

  44. CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE, GRAY, HALL

  45. NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR

  46. BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING

  47. AM NO 2 WITHDRAWN

  48. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  49. READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 23(EDC)

  50. PASSED Y37 N3

  51. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  52. CROSS SPONSOR(S): DIBERT, MCCABE, ELAM, JOSEPHSON, HOLLAND, GALVIN, STUTES,

  53. SCHRAGE, D.NELSON, FRIER, SADDLER

  54. TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  55. VERSION: HCS CSSB 23(EDC)

  56. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP

  57. CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-

  58. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  59. 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  60. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 18 SLA 26

  61. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/27

  62. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  63. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  64. FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263

  65. FN3: (EED)

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