Order

2025R: HB1598 ACT 474

TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND TO REMOVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM SCHOOL RATINGS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL YEARS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1598 is now Act 474

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Sponsor	Role
Brooks	lead
J. English	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 26, 2025, 10:29 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 26, 2025, 5:33 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 13, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Mar 17, 2025, 8:45 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 17, 2025, 8:45 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 12:59 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 18, 2025, 2:48 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 5:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 18, 2025, 5:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 1, 2025, 4:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 1, 2025, 4:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:50 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:50 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 2, 2025, 10:32 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 8, 2025, 11:44 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1598 is now Act 474

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Brooks, filed Mar 13, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Brooks	Mar 13, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 5, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Mar 13, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 749

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:49:38 PM · arkleg

33Yea

1Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (33)

Nay (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 624

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:48:39 PM · arkleg

89Yea

2Nay

3Not voting

6Present

0Excused

Yea (89)

Nay (2)

Julie Mayberry (R)
Chad Puryear (R)

Present (6)

Not voting (3)

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