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2025R: SB183 ACT 724

TO AMEND THE UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT; AND TO AMEND THE TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY PROVIDE TO STUDENTS.

Latest action: Notification that SB183 is now Act 724

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Sponsor	Role
J. Dotson	lead
Brooks	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 3, 2025, 4:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 3, 2025, 4:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 4, 2025, 1:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Feb 4, 2025, 1:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 4, 2025, 1:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 4, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 4, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 25, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 25, 2025, 3:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Feb 25, 2025, 3:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Feb 25, 2025, 3:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 25, 2025, 3:44 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 3:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 4, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 4, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 4
Mar 4, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 4, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 4, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 10, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 10, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 10, 2025, 4:03 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 10, 2025, 5:52 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 10, 2025, 3:55 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 7:54 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 7:54 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:56 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:56 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:03 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB183 is now Act 724

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 25, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 4, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Feb 4, 2025, 11:32 a.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Feb 24, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT; S3 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Feb 25, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT; S4 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Mar 4, 2025, 10:40 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Dotson	Feb 4, 2025, 11:32 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Dotson	Feb 24, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT
S3	Senate	J. Dotson	Feb 25, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT
S4	Senate	J. Dotson	Mar 4, 2025, 10:40 a.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other2 · Mar 17, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 10, 2025, 3:55 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Mar 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1293

Monday, April 14, 2025 7:54:10 PM · arkleg

87Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

8Present

0Excused

Yea (87)

Present (8)

Not voting (5)

Senate · RCS 447

Monday, March 10, 2025 1:57:11 PM · arkleg

31Yea

1Nay

1Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (31)

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