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SB47Introduced in the Senate

Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.

EngrossedHouse Education

Introduced by Education

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.

Where it stands

House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Education

March 21, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 21 Nay: 19 · February 19, 2025

21

Yes

19

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4No
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7No
Cindy Holscher8No
Beverly Gossage9Yes
Mike Thompson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Education

  3. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

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

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

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Shane

  7. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shane was adopted

  8. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey

  9. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pettey was withdrawn

  10. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey

  11. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pettey was rejected

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  13. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 21 Nay: 19

  14. House Received and Introduced

  15. House Referred to Committee on Education

  16. House Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

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

  18. House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Education

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