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HF189Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 1.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 08/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 1.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 08/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1225.

June 6, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 14, 2025

59

Yes

26

No

15

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1No
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Absent
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Michael Sexton7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 155.

  2. Amendment H-1013 filed. H.J. 334.

  3. Amendments H-1037 and H-1038 filed. H.J. 557.

  4. Amendment H-1072 filed. H.J. 639.

  5. Amendments H-1101 and H-1105 filed. H.J. 677.

  6. Amendment H-1072 to amendment H-1013 withdrawn. H.J. 744.

  7. Amendment H-1105 to amendment H-1013 adopted. H.J. 744.

  8. Amendment H-1013 adopted, as amended. H.J. 744.

  9. Amendment H-1101 to amendment H-1037 adopted. H.J. 744.

  10. Point of order raised on H-1037, as amended, ruled not germane. H.J. 744.

  11. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1037, as amended, yeas 32, nays 64. H.J. 745.

  12. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 745.

  13. Amendment H-1038 withdrawn. H.J. 745.

  14. Passed House, yeas 63, nays 33. H.J. 746.

  15. Explanation of vote. H.J. 789.

  16. Immediate message. H.J. 748.

  17. Message from House. S.J. 602.

  18. Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 602.

  19. Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Pike, and Zimmer. S.J. 653.

  20. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 9:30AM Senate Lounge.

  21. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  22. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 714.

  23. Placed on calendar.

  24. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757.

  25. Amendments S-3171 and S-3176 filed. S.J. 1004.

  26. Amendments S-3176 lost. S.J. 1022.

  27. Amendment S-3187 to S-3171 filed, adopted. S.J. 1022.

  28. Amendment S-3171 adopted, as amended. S.J. 1023.

  29. Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 13. S.J. 1023.

  30. Immediate message. S.J. 1025.

  31. Message from Senate. H.J. 1198.

  32. Senate amendment H-1355 filed. H.J. 1205.

  33. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1355. H.J. 1205.

  34. Passed House, yeas 59, nays 26. H.J. 1205.

  35. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223.

  36. Explanations of votes. H.J. 1224.

  37. Immediate message. H.J. 1207.

  38. Message from House. S.J. 1029.

  39. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1225.

  40. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1225.

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