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HOUSE BILL 516

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H0516aaS   by EDUCATION COMMITTEE
EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions.
  01/22 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  01/23 Reported Printed and Referred to Education  
  02/12 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/13 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  02/16 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  02/17 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, Nelsen, Rubel
Absent – McCann
Floor Sponsor - Hawkins
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  02/18 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education  
  03/20 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment  
  03/30 Placed in the Committee of the Whole  
  Amendments ordered printed  
  Reported out as amended; filed for first reading  
  Amendments reported printed  
  Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading  
  03/31 Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading  
  04/01 Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1
AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Anthon, Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
Absent and excused – Foreman
Floor Sponsor - Lenney
Title apvd - to House
 
  04/02 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk  
  House Concurred in Senate Amendments  
  Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing  
  Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills  
  Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – U.C. to be placed on General Orders; objection  
  PASSED - 43-24-3
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Berch, Bingham, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Veile
Absent – Marmon, Weber, Wheeler
Floor Sponsors - Hawkins & Boyle
Title apvd - to enrol
 
  Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  Delivered to Governor at 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026  
  Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026
    Session Law Chapter 342
    Effective: 07/01/2026 and shall apply to contracts entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026 and to any renewal or extension of existing contract on or after July 1, 2026.