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HB 511 — Evolution Not Taught as Fact.
Last action — Referred to Committee on Education/Higher Education
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 1997-1998 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Referred to Committee on Education/Higher Education
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AMEND ADOPTED #1
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PASSED 2ND & 3RD READING
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REC FROM HOUSE
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HELD AS FILED
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CAL PURSUANT RULE 36(A)
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Referred to Committee on Education
Sponsors
- Capps · Cosponsor
- Aldridge · Cosponsor
- Barbee · Cosponsor
- Brown · Cosponsor
- Cansler · Cosponsor
- Decker · Cosponsor
- Ellis · Cosponsor
- Kiser · Cosponsor
- McMahan · Cosponsor
- Nichols · Cosponsor
- Nye · Cosponsor
- Reynolds · Cosponsor
- Shubert · Cosponsor
- Warner · Cosponsor
- Weatherly · Cosponsor
- Wilson · Cosponsor
- Wilson · Cosponsor
- Hill · Cosponsor
- Julia C. Howard · Cosponsor
- Starnes · Cosponsor
- Blair Eddins · Cosponsor
- Jr. Ted Davis · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (22)
- Capps
- Aldridge
- Barbee
- Brown
- Cansler
- Decker
- Ellis
- Kiser
- McMahan
- Nichols
- Nye
- Reynolds
- Shubert
- Warner
- Weatherly
- Wilson
- Wilson
- Hill
- Julia C. Howard Republican Voted No
- Starnes
- Blair Eddins Republican Voted No
- Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Voted No
Not signed on (157)
157 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
80 Yea
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36 Nay
·
3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 72 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 30% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dockham, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Earle, Beverly | — | Yea |
| Easterling, Ruth | — | Yea |
| Ellis, Sam | — | Yea |
| Esposito, Theresa | — | Nay |
| Fitch, Jr., Toby | — | Yea |
| Fox, Stan | — | Yea |
| Gamble, John | — | Yea |
| Gardner, Charlotte | — | Nay |
| Grady, Robert | — | Yea |
| Gray, Lyons | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Jim | — | Nay |
| Hackney, Joe | — | Yea |
| Hall, Bobby Ray | — | Yea |
| Hardaway, Thomas C. | — | Yea |
| Hardy, Edwin M. | — | Nay |
| Hensley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Nay |
| Hightower, Jr., Foyle R. | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Yea |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Yea |
| Ives, William | — | Nay |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Yea |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Yea |
| Justus, Larry | — | Nay |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Yea |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Nay |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Yea |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Yea |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Yea |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Linwood | — | Yea |
| Michaux, Jr., Mickey | — | Yea |
| Miner, David | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, William F. | — | Yea |
| Moore, Richard T. | — | Nay |
| Morgan, Richard T. | — | Nay |
| Morris, Amelia A. H. | — | Nay |
| Mosely, Jane H. | — | Yea |
| Neely, Jr., Charles B. | — | Yea |
| Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Nichols, John M. | — | Yea |
| Nye, Edd | — | Yea |
| Oldham, Warren C. | — | Yea |
| Owens, Jr., William C. | — | Yea |
| Preston, Jean R. | — | Yea |
| Ramsey, Liston B. | — | Yea |
| Rayfield, John M. | — | Nay |
| Redwine, E. David | — | Yea |
| Reynolds, Dennis A. | — | Nay |
| Rogers, Richard E. | — | Yea |
| Russell, Carolyn B. | — | Yea |
| Saunders, Drew P. | — | Yea |
| Sexton, Paul W. | — | Nay |
| Sherrill, Wilma M. | — | Yea |
| Shubert, Fern | — | Nay |
| Smith, Ronard L. | — | Yea |
| Starnes, Edgar V. | — | Nay |
| Sutton, Ronnie N. | — | Yea |
| Tallent, Timothy N. | — | Nay |
| Thompson, Gregory J. | — | Nay |
| Aldridge, Henry | — | Nay |
| Allred, Cary | — | Nay |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Nay |
| Beall, Charles | — | Yea |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Yea |
| Black, Jim | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Yea |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Yea |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Brawley, Robert | — | Nay |
| Brown, John | — | Not Voting |
| Brubaker, Harold J. (Speaker) | — | Nay |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Nay |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Nay |
| Capps, Russell | — | Nay |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Nay |
| Church, Walter | — | Yea |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Nay |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Yea |
| Culp, Arlie | — | Yea |
| Culpepper, Bill | — | Yea |
| Daughtry, Leo | — | Yea |
| Decker, Michael P. | — | Nay |
| Dedmon, Andrew T. | — | Yea |
| Dickson, Dub | — | Yea |
| Tolson, Joe | — | Yea |
| Wainwright, William L. | — | Yea |
| Warner, Alex | — | Yea |
| Warwick, Nurham O. | — | Yea |
| Watson, Cynthia Bailey | — | Nay |
| Weatherly, John Hugh | — | Nay |
| Wilkins, Michael S. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, Constance K. | — | Nay |
| Wilson, William Eugene | — | Not Voting |
| Womble, Larry W. | — | Yea |
| Wood, Stephen W. | — | Nay |
| Wright, Thomas E. | — | Yea |
| Yongue, Douglas Y. | — | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Nay |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Nay |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
Passed
73 Yea
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43 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 69 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 36% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, Henry | — | Yea |
| Allred, Cary | — | Yea |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Yea |
| Beall, Charles | — | Nay |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Nay |
| Black, Jim | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Nay |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Yea |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Nay |
| Brawley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Brown, John | — | Not Voting |
| Brubaker, Harold J. (Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Yea |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Yea |
| Capps, Russell | — | Yea |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Yea |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Yea |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Yea |
| Culp, Arlie | — | Yea |
| Culpepper, Bill | — | Yea |
| Daughtry, Leo | — | Yea |
| Decker, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| Dedmon, Andrew T. | — | Yea |
| Dickson, Dub | — | Yea |
| Dockham, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Earle, Beverly | — | Nay |
| Easterling, Ruth | — | Nay |
| Ellis, Sam | — | Yea |
| Esposito, Theresa | — | Yea |
| Fitch, Jr., Toby | — | Nay |
| Fox, Stan | — | Nay |
| Gamble, John | — | Nay |
| Gardner, Charlotte | — | Yea |
| Grady, Robert | — | Yea |
| Gray, Lyons | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Jim | — | Yea |
| Hackney, Joe | — | Nay |
| Hall, Bobby Ray | — | Nay |
| Hardaway, Thomas C. | — | Nay |
| Hardy, Edwin M. | — | Yea |
| Hensley, Robert | — | Nay |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hightower, Jr., Foyle R. | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Nay |
| Hunter, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Nay |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Nay |
| Ives, William | — | Not Voting |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Nay |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Nay |
| Justus, Larry | — | Yea |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Nay |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Yea |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Nay |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Nay |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Yea |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Nay |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Nay |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Linwood | — | Yea |
| Michaux, Jr., Mickey | — | Nay |
| Miner, David | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, William F. | — | Nay |
| Moore, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morris, Amelia A. H. | — | Yea |
| Mosely, Jane H. | — | Nay |
| Neely, Jr., Charles B. | — | Yea |
| Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Nichols, John M. | — | Yea |
| Nye, Edd | — | Yea |
| Oldham, Warren C. | — | Nay |
| Owens, Jr., William C. | — | Yea |
| Preston, Jean R. | — | Yea |
| Ramsey, Liston B. | — | Nay |
| Rayfield, John M. | — | Yea |
| Redwine, E. David | — | Yea |
| Reynolds, Dennis A. | — | Yea |
| Rogers, Richard E. | — | Nay |
| Russell, Carolyn B. | — | Yea |
| Saunders, Drew P. | — | Nay |
| Sexton, Paul W. | — | Yea |
| Sherrill, Wilma M. | — | Yea |
| Shubert, Fern | — | Yea |
| Smith, Ronard L. | — | Yea |
| Starnes, Edgar V. | — | Yea |
| Sutton, Ronnie N. | — | Nay |
| Tallent, Timothy N. | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Gregory J. | — | Yea |
| Tolson, Joe | — | Nay |
| Wainwright, William L. | — | Yea |
| Warner, Alex | — | Yea |
| Warwick, Nurham O. | — | Yea |
| Watson, Cynthia Bailey | — | Yea |
| Weatherly, John Hugh | — | Yea |
| Wilkins, Michael S. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, Constance K. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, William Eugene | — | Yea |
| Womble, Larry W. | — | Nay |
| Wood, Stephen W. | — | Yea |
| Wright, Thomas E. | — | Nay |
| Yongue, Douglas Y. | — | Nay |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Nay |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Nay |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
Passed
71 Yea
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45 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 67 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 38% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, Henry | — | Yea |
| Allred, Cary | — | Yea |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Yea |
| Beall, Charles | — | Nay |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Nay |
| Black, Jim | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Nay |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Yea |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Nay |
| Brawley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Brown, John | — | Not Voting |
| Brubaker, Harold J. (Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Yea |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Yea |
| Capps, Russell | — | Yea |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Nay |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Yea |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Yea |
| Culp, Arlie | — | Yea |
| Culpepper, Bill | — | Yea |
| Daughtry, Leo | — | Yea |
| Decker, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| Dedmon, Andrew T. | — | Yea |
| Dickson, Dub | — | Yea |
| Dockham, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Earle, Beverly | — | Nay |
| Easterling, Ruth | — | Nay |
| Ellis, Sam | — | Yea |
| Esposito, Theresa | — | Yea |
| Fitch, Jr., Toby | — | Nay |
| Fox, Stan | — | Nay |
| Gamble, John | — | Nay |
| Gardner, Charlotte | — | Yea |
| Grady, Robert | — | Yea |
| Gray, Lyons | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Jim | — | Yea |
| Hackney, Joe | — | Nay |
| Hall, Bobby Ray | — | Nay |
| Hardaway, Thomas C. | — | Nay |
| Hardy, Edwin M. | — | Yea |
| Hensley, Robert | — | Nay |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hightower, Jr., Foyle R. | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Nay |
| Hunter, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Nay |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Nay |
| Ives, William | — | Not Voting |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Nay |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Nay |
| Justus, Larry | — | Yea |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Nay |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Yea |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Nay |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Nay |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Yea |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Nay |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Nay |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Linwood | — | Yea |
| Michaux, Jr., Mickey | — | Nay |
| Miner, David | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, William F. | — | Nay |
| Moore, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morris, Amelia A. H. | — | Yea |
| Mosely, Jane H. | — | Nay |
| Neely, Jr., Charles B. | — | Yea |
| Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Nichols, John M. | — | Yea |
| Nye, Edd | — | Yea |
| Oldham, Warren C. | — | Nay |
| Owens, Jr., William C. | — | Yea |
| Preston, Jean R. | — | Yea |
| Ramsey, Liston B. | — | Nay |
| Rayfield, John M. | — | Yea |
| Redwine, E. David | — | Yea |
| Reynolds, Dennis A. | — | Yea |
| Rogers, Richard E. | — | Nay |
| Russell, Carolyn B. | — | Yea |
| Saunders, Drew P. | — | Nay |
| Sexton, Paul W. | — | Yea |
| Sherrill, Wilma M. | — | Yea |
| Shubert, Fern | — | Yea |
| Smith, Ronard L. | — | Yea |
| Starnes, Edgar V. | — | Yea |
| Sutton, Ronnie N. | — | Nay |
| Tallent, Timothy N. | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Gregory J. | — | Yea |
| Tolson, Joe | — | Nay |
| Wainwright, William L. | — | Yea |
| Warner, Alex | — | Yea |
| Warwick, Nurham O. | — | Yea |
| Watson, Cynthia Bailey | — | Yea |
| Weatherly, John Hugh | — | Yea |
| Wilkins, Michael S. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, Constance K. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, William Eugene | — | Yea |
| Womble, Larry W. | — | Nay |
| Wood, Stephen W. | — | Yea |
| Wright, Thomas E. | — | Nay |
| Yongue, Douglas Y. | — | Nay |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Nay |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Nay |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 511?
- HB 511 is sponsored by Capps, Aldridge, Barbee, Brown, Cansler, Decker, Ellis, Kiser, McMahan, Nichols, Nye, Reynolds, Shubert, Warner, Weatherly, Wilson, Hill, Julia C. Howard (Republican), Starnes, Blair Eddins (Republican), and Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 511?
- This bill died with 1997-1998 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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