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HB2402Introduced in the House

Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation, requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation, extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming such applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.

Passed

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation, requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation, extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming such applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 91 Nay: 33 · March 27, 2026

91

Yes

33

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

125 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
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. House Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 112-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Appropriations

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 98 Nay: 24

  7. Senate Received and Introduced

  8. Senate Referred to Committee on Education

  9. Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education

  10. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  11. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  14. Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 2

  15. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Estes , Representative McNorton and Representative Stogsdill as conferees

  16. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes appointed as conferees

  17. Senate Conference committee report now available

  18. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

  19. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 91 Nay: 33

  20. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  21. House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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