Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 72 — Reporting on school curriculum.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    4 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides the following: (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department of education (department) information regarding whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to students and, if cursive writing instruction is provided, the grade level of students to whom the instruction is provided. (2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall prepare a report regarding the information and submit the report to the legislative council.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 169

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 482: yeas 36, nays 13

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 496: yeas 84, nays 0

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. House advisors appointed: Davis, Payne, Klinker and Pfaff

  11. House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V

  12. Senate advisors appointed: Hunley, Becker and Glick

  13. Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Ford J.D.

  14. Senate dissented from House amendments

  15. Motion to dissent filed

  16. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 409: yeas 95, nays 0

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  21. Referred to the House

  22. Cosponsors: Representatives Davis M, Klinker, Smith, V.

  23. House sponsor: Representative Behning

  24. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 42, nays 7

  25. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  26. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  27. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  28. Senator Tomes added as coauthor

  29. Senator Glick added as third author

  30. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  31. Authored by Senators Leising and Becker

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 72 do?
Provides the following: (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department of education (department) information regarding whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to students and, if cursive writing instruction is provided, the grade level of students to whom the instruction is provided. (2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall prepare a report regarding the information and submit the report to the legislative council.
Who sponsors SB 72?
SB 72 is sponsored by Vernon Smith (Democrat), Sheila Klinker (Democrat), Michelle Davis (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), James Tomes (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), and Jean Leising (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 72?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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