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HF901Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers. (Formerly HF 539.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Public Safety

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers. (Formerly HF 539.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

May 27, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 17, 2025

92

Yes

0

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

99 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. Scholten1Yes
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Absent
Skyler Wheeler4Yes
Zachary Dieken5Yes
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Michael Sexton7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 571.

  2. Amendment H-1151 filed. H.J. 772.

  3. Amendment H-1151 adopted. H.J. 782.

  4. Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 782.

  5. Explanation of vote. H.J. 812.

  6. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.

  7. Immediate message. H.J. 788.

  8. Message from House. S.J. 624.

  9. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 624.

  10. Subcommittee: Westrich, Blake, and Dawson. S.J. 660.

  11. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 9:45AM Senate Lounge.

  12. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  13. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 695.

  14. Placed on calendar.

  15. Amendment S-3090 filed. S.J. 756.

  16. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.

  17. Amendment S-3090 adopted. S.J. 794.

  18. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 794.

  19. Immediate message. S.J. 799.

  20. Message from Senate. H.J. 947.

  21. Senate amendment H-1232 filed. H.J. 950.

  22. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1232. H.J. 971.

  23. Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 971.

  24. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1070.

  25. Immediate message. H.J. 985.

  26. Message from House. S.J. 831.

  27. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  28. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

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