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HB2468Introduced in the House

Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations and increasing the aggregate tax credit limit on the tax credit for low income students scholarship program.

Vetoed

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations and increasing the aggregate tax credit limit on the tax credit for low income students scholarship program.

Where it stands

House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 76 Nay: 44 · March 17, 2026

76

Yes

44

No

5

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 Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Absent
Dan Goddard7No
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Education

  3. House Hearing: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Featherston

  7. House Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  8. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Featherston

  9. House Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  10. House Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained Yea: 84 Nay: 33

  11. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Boatman

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Boatman was rejected Yea: 35 Nay: 82

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wikle

  14. House Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  15. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Poskin

  16. House Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  17. House Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained

  18. House Motion to rise and report adopted. Bill remains on General Orders.

  19. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  20. House Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026

  21. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 70 Nay: 49

  22. Senate Received and Introduced

  23. Senate Referred to Committee on Education

  24. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

  25. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

  26. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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

  28. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected Yea: 7 Nay: 29

  29. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  30. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 27 Nay: 13

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

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

  33. Senate Conference committee report now available

  34. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 27 Nay: 12

  35. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 76 Nay: 44

  36. House Reengrossed on Thursday, March 19, 2026

  37. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

  38. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026

  39. House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

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