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2025R: SB181 ACT 242

TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS.

Latest action: Notification that SB181 is now Act 242

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Sponsor	Role
D. Sullivan	lead
R. Burkes	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 3, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 3, 2025, 2:28 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 10, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 10, 2025, 7:58 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 10, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 10, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 18, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 19, 2025, 1:58 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 19, 2025, 1:58 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Feb 19, 2025, 3:38 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Feb 19, 2025, 4:37 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 26, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 3, 2025, 2:14 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 3, 2025, 2:14 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Mar 3, 2025, 3:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 3, 2025, 3:52 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 3, 2025, 4:23 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 3, 2025, 4:23 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 4, 2025, 3:53 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB181 is now Act 242

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Senate City, County - Local Affairs · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House City, County - Local Affairs Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by D. Sullivan, filed Feb 7, 2025, 4:38 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	D. Sullivan	Feb 7, 2025, 4:38 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 5, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 26, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 18, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 399

Monday, March 3, 2025 2:14:42 PM · arkleg

60Yea

26Nay

12Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (60)

Nay (26)

Present (2)

Carol Dalby (R)
Les Warren (R)

Not voting (12)

Senate · RCS 271

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:58:20 PM · arkleg

26Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

3Present

6Excused

Yea (26)

Present (3)

Excused (6)

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