Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 9, 2017. The 65th Legislative Assembly has ended.
2017 Regular Session, 2017–2018
House Bill 1420
Relating to history majors at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education being required to take courses in United States history.for an Act to provide for a study of the curriculum requirements of history majors at public institutions of higher education in the state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
A BILL for an Act to provide for a study of the curriculum requirements of history majors at public institutions of higher education in the state.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Its course
January 16 to March 9, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 27
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Introduced and sent to Education
- Jan 25Heard in Education
- Jan 26Education recommended it as amended, 12 to 0
- Jan 27Amended as the committee recommended
- Jan 31Passed the House of Representatives, 49 to 45
In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 9
- Feb 17Arrived in the Senate
- Read a first time and sent to Education
- Mar 7Heard in Education
- Mar 8Education recommended against it, 6 to 0
- Mar 9Failed in the Senate, 3 to 44
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 16Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeHouse of Representatives
- Jan 25Committee Hearing 09:30House of Representatives
- Jan 26Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2House of Representatives
- Jan 27Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Second reading, passed, yeas 49 nays 45House of Representatives
- Feb 17Received from HouseSenate
- Feb 17Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeSenate
- Mar 7Committee Hearing 09:30Senate
- Mar 8Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0Senate
- Mar 9Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 3 nays 44Senate