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SB568Introduced in the Senate

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

Passed

Introduced by Paul Bettencourt, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

Where it stands

See remarks for effective date

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House adopts conference committee report RV#4139 · June 1, 2025

126

Yes

6

No

18

Absent or Not Voting

150 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
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Yes
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Absent
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Education K-16

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  14. Co-author authorized

  15. Placed on intent calendar

  16. Co-author authorized

  17. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. Vote recorded in Journal

  19. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

  21. Three day rule suspended

  22. Record vote

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. Passed

  25. Record vote

  26. Reported engrossed

  27. Received from the Senate

  28. Read first time

  29. Referred to Public Education

  30. Considered in public hearing

  31. Committee substitute considered in committee

  32. Reported favorably as substituted

  33. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  34. Committee report distributed

  35. Committee report sent to Calendars

  36. Recommitted to committee

  37. Considered in formal meeting

  38. Committee substitute considered in committee

  39. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  40. Reported favorably as substituted

  41. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. Committee report distributed

  43. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  44. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  45. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Passed to 3rd reading

  48. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  49. Read 3rd time

  50. Passed

  51. Record vote RV#3832

  52. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  53. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  54. House passage as amended reported

  55. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  56. Read

  57. Senate refuses to concur

  58. Senate requests conference committee

  59. Senate appoints conferees

  60. Senate refuses to concur-reported

  61. Senate requests conference committee-reported

  62. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  63. House grants request for conference committee

  64. House appoints conferees

  65. House grants request for conf comm-reported

  66. House appoints conferees-reported

  67. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  68. Conference committee report filed

  69. Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 709

  70. Rules suspended

  71. Record vote

  72. Senate adopts conference committee report

  73. Record vote

  74. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  75. House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1501

  76. House adopts conference committee report

  77. Record vote RV#4139

  78. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  79. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  80. Reported enrolled

  81. Signed in the Senate

  82. Signed in the House

  83. Sent to the Governor

  84. Signed by the Governor

  85. See remarks for effective date

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