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2025R: SB572 ACT 649

TO CREATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS.

Latest action: Notification that SB572 is now Act 649

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Sponsor	Role
J. Dotson	lead
McAlindon	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 28, 2025, 11:10 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 31, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 1, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment #1 was withdrawn.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Apr 1, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 1, 2025, 6:26 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 1, 2025, 6:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 1:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 3, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 3, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 3, 2025, 5:05 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 7:18 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 7:42 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 7:42 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:21 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 8:17 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 10, 2025, 8:17 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 3:48 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB572 is now Act 649

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 1, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 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 Mar 31, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Apr 1, 2025, 5:03 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Dotson	Mar 31, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Dotson	Apr 1, 2025, 5:03 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 1:16 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1130

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:42:22 PM · arkleg

78Yea

11Nay

9Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (78)

Nay (11)

Present (2)

Tara Shephard (D)
Les Warren (R)

Not voting (9)

Senate · RCS 836

Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:05:39 PM · arkleg

26Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

6Present

2Excused

Yea (26)

Present (6)

Excused (2)

Dave Wallace (R)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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