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Committee Technology; Judiciary A; Judiciary B Author Jill Ford Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 30, the Governor signed HB 1126 into law. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1126 would create the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act. The purpose of this would be to protect minors through requiring them to receive parental…

Committee Appropriations C (House); Finance (Senate) Author Clay Deweese Session 2024 Session Latest Action House and Senate conferees filed a conference report for HB 1618, but the bill was recommitted for further conference. The conferees failed to file a new conference report for the bill by the May 2 deadline, causing this bill to die…

Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On May 13, the Governor signed HB 1229 into law. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1229 will reenact the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act and extend its repealer from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2028. In addition, it will amend…

Committee Education Author  Donnie Scoggin Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate failed to vote on HB 595 by the April 10 deadline, causing this bill to die in on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill As amended by the Senate, House Bill 595 would authorize school principals to allow representatives of the Boy Scouts…

Committee Public Health and Human Services; Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On May 13, the Governor signed HB 346 into law. Explanation of the Bill The purpose of House Bill 346 is to ensure schools are equipped to serve students who have seizures. It creates requirements for schools to ensure at…

Committee Ways and Means Author Trey Lamar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 27, conferees filed a conference report for HB 1988 that simply brought the code sections forward and did not make any amendments. The bill was then recommitted for further conference, and on April 29 the bill was suspended from the deadline…