SB 79 — Education, K-12, procedural due process protection for suspensions and expulsions provided, findings, hearing officers, Sec. 16-1-14 am'd.
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Education, K-12, procedural due process protection for suspensions and expulsions provided, findings, hearing officers-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Sponsors
- Rodger M. Smitherman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 23% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Not Voting |
| Dan Roberts | R | Nay |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Nay |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Nay |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Nay |
| Steve Livingston | R | Nay |
| Tim Melson | R | Nay |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 3% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Not Voting |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Not Voting |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 79 do?
- Education, K-12, procedural due process protection for suspensions and expulsions provided, findings, hearing officers-
- Who sponsors SB 79?
- SB 79 is sponsored by Rodger M. Smitherman (D).
- What is the current status of SB 79?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
- Where can I track SB 79?
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