SB 468 — Requiring course in public schools on human development
Last action — To House Health and Human Resources
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House of Delegates.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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12 sponsors
1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 10 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to SB 468 replaced a paragraph about human development education with a specific requirement to use the "Meet Baby Olivia" video created by Live Action, which depicts the stages of human development from fertilization to birth. This change means that public schools must keep and distribute this video for educational purposes. The significance of this amendment lies in its explicit directive for how human growth education is delivered in schools, potentially influencing how students understand human development.
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Provided, That the Department of Education shall at all times maintain a downloaded copy of the Meet Baby Olivia video developed by Live Action to distribute to public county schools, teachers, or staff for purposes of viewing the video in accordance with this subsection.
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View plain text versions (6)
- sb468 sfa grady _1 2-23 adopted.htm View text html
- Amended Floor amendment adopted (Roll No. 276) Current html
- Committee Substitute Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute View text pdf
- Introduced Introduced Version pdf
Action History
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To House Health and Human Resources
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To Health and Human Resources then Education
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Introduced in House
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Ordered to House
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 279)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading
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Floor amendment adopted (Roll No. 276)
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Read 2nd time
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Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
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On 2nd reading
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Read 1st time
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Immediate consideration
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Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
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Referred to Rules on 2nd reading
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On 2nd reading
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Read 1st time
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On 1st reading
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Committee substitute reported
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To Education
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Introduced in Senate
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To Education
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Mark R. Maynard · Cosponsor
- Karnes · Cosponsor
- Jay Taylor · Cosponsor
- Stuart · Cosponsor
- Stover · Cosponsor
- Hunt · Cosponsor
- Amy Grady · Cosponsor
- Vince Deeds · Cosponsor
- Mike Azinger · Cosponsor
- Patricia Rucker · Primary
- Patrick Martin · Cosponsor
- Randy E. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Patricia Rucker Republican
Co-sponsors (11)
- Mark R. Maynard Republican
- Karnes
- Jay Taylor Republican
- Stuart
- Stover
- Hunt
- Amy Grady Republican
- Vince Deeds Republican
- Mike Azinger Republican
- Patrick Martin Republican
- Randy E. Smith Republican
Not signed on (140)
140 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 140 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 18% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| MARONEY | — | Yea |
| STOVER | — | Yea |
| MARTIN | — | Yea |
| STUART | — | Yea |
| BOLEY | — | Yea |
| SWOPE | — | Yea |
| CAPUTO | — | Nay |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| PHILLIPS | — | Not Voting |
| PLYMALE | — | Nay |
| TRUMP | — | Nay |
| HAMILTON | — | Yea |
| HUNT | — | Yea |
| JEFFRIES | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| MR PRESIDENT | — | Yea |
| KARNES | — | Yea |
| Mike Woelfel | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Queen | Republican | Yea |
| Charles H. Clements | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Tarr | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Woodrum | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Wakim Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark R. Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Azinger | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Oliverio | Republican | Yea |
| Patricia Rucker | Republican | Yea |
| Rollan A. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weld | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Takubo | Republican | Nay |
| Vince Deeds | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 468?
- SB 468 is sponsored by Mark R. Maynard (Republican), Karnes, Jay Taylor (Republican), Stuart, Stover, Hunt, Amy Grady (Republican), Vince Deeds (Republican), Mike Azinger (Republican), Patricia Rucker (Republican), Patrick Martin (Republican), and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 468?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SB 468?
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