SCHOOLS: Provides relative to incidents of assault and battery on students and school employees (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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2026 Regular Session
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Prefiled. · Feb 23, 2026
House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. · Feb 23, 2026
House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. · Feb 27, 2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (12-0). · Mar 31, 2026
House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. · Apr 1, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026. · Apr 7, 2026
House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. · Apr 8, 2026
House
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. · Apr 8, 2026
Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Reported with amendments. · May 11, 2026
Senate
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. · May 12, 2026
Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. · May 13, 2026
Senate
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · May 19, 2026
Senate
Received from the Senate with amendments. · May 20, 2026
House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026. · May 25, 2026
House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. · May 26, 2026
House
Signed by the President of the Senate. · May 27, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 27, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. · May 28, 2026
House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 539. · May 29, 2026
House
Effective date: 08/01/2026. · May 29, 2026
House
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Sponsors
Candace N. Newell
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