SB 523 — relative to the regulation of public school materials.
Last action — Shall House Consider: MF DV 187-193 lacking necessary two-thirds vote 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 9
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Amendments
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Action History
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Shall House Consider: MF DV 187-193 lacking necessary two-thirds vote 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 9
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1337s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
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Committee Amendment # 2024-1337s, AA, VV; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1337s, 04/05/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 13
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Hearing: 01/30/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 5
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To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1
Sponsors
- Diane Pauer · Cosponsor
- Jim Kofalt · Cosponsor
- Kevin Avard · Primary
- Jeanine Notter · Cosponsor
- Leah P. Cushman · Cosponsor
- Carrie L. Gendreau · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 409 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kevin Avard Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Diane Pauer Republican
- Jim Kofalt Republican
- Jeanine Notter Republican
- Leah P. Cushman
- Carrie L. Gendreau
Not signed on (409)
409 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 409 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 42% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Carrie L. Gendreau | — | Yea |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Nay |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Nay |
| Rebecca G. Whitley | — | Nay |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Nay |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Yea |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 523?
- SB 523 is sponsored by Diane Pauer (Republican), Jim Kofalt (Republican), Kevin Avard (Republican), Jeanine Notter (Republican), Leah P. Cushman, and Carrie L. Gendreau.
- What is the current status of SB 523?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 523?
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