IA HSB218 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly

Note: Legislation replaced by HF870

Status

Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on February 20 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-03-07 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 870.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction.(See HF 870.)

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Title

A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction.(See HF 870.)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-03-05 - House - House Committee On Agriculture Report (Y: 14 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-03-07HouseCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 870.
2025-03-04HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. H.J. 529.
2025-03-04HouseCommittee report, recommending passage. H.J. 529.
2025-02-27HouseSubcommittee recommends passage.
2025-02-26HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
2025-02-20HouseSubcommittee: Shipley, Johnson, C. and Kurth. H.J. 408.
2025-02-20HouseIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 402.
2025-02-20HouseBy COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Same As/Similar To

HF870 (Replaced by) 2025-06-06 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227.

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