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SENATE BILL 1274

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S1274   by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.
  02/02 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing  
  02/05 Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs  
  02/09 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  02/12 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  02/21 Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks(Ricks), Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Bernt
Title apvd - to House
 
  02/22 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading  
  Read First Time, Referred to Education  
  03/01 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/04 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  03/05 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  03/06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection  
  03/07 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  03/08 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024  
  03/11 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  03/12 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel
Absent – None
Floor Sponsor - Petzke
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling  
  03/13 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker  
  Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate  
  03/14 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor  
  Reported delivered to Governor at 1 p.m. on 03/14/24  
  03/21 Signed by Governor on 03/20/24
    Session Law Chapter 112
    Effective: 07/01/2024