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SF171Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 16.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 01/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 16.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 01/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 508.

March 12, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · February 20, 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.

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Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 168.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 171.

  3. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 289.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 292.

  5. Message from Senate. H.J. 355.

  6. Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 377.

  7. Substituted for HF 174. H.J. 383.

  8. Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 384.

  9. Immediate message. H.J. 401.

  10. Message from House. S.J. 335.

  11. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 493.

  12. Signed by Governor. S.J. 508.

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