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2025R: SB402 ACT 725

TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVE FROM REQUIRING OR TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.

Latest action: Notification that SB402 is now Act 725

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Sponsor	Role
C. Penzo	lead
Brooks	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 6, 2025, 3:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 6, 2025, 4:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Mar 18, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 18, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 18, 2025, 3:45 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 19, 2025, 2:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 2:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 4:33 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 19, 2025, 5:25 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, 4:00 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 8:03 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 8:03 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, 8:57 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB402 is now Act 725

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 17, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	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 C. Penzo, filed Mar 17, 2025, 12:21 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	C. Penzo	Mar 17, 2025, 12:21 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 12, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 10, 2025, 4:00 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 17, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1298

Monday, April 14, 2025 8:03:40 PM · arkleg

77Yea

18Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (77)

Nay (18)

Not voting (5)

Senate · RCS 632

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:47:38 PM · arkleg

27Yea

2Nay

3Not voting

2Present

1Excused

Yea (27)

Not voting (3)

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