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HB1539 - TO REQUIRE THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVICS PORTION OF THE NATURALIZATION TEST USED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES BEFORE A STUDENT MAY RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA.


Bill Number:
HB1539 PDF
HB1539
Act Number:
Act 478 PDF
478
Status:
House -- Notification that HB1539 is now Act 478
Originating Chamber:
House
Lead Sponsor:
Cozart
Other Primary Sponsor:
Rapert
CoSponsors:
Deffenbaugh, Eubanks, Lowery, Davis, Della Rosa, G. Hodges, Beck, Sullivan, Speaks, Gates, Sturch, Cavenaugh, Warren, Dotson, Lundstrum, J. English, J. Hendren, B. Johnson, Hester, Bledsoe, Caldwell, Flippo, Rice, D. Sanders, G. Stubblefield, A. Clark, E. Williams, Collins-Smith, J. Cooper
Introduction Date:
2/14/2017 2:09:00 PM
Act Date:
3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM

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Bill Status History

Chamber Date Action Vote
Chamber: House Date: 3/16/2017 12:47:32 PM Notification that HB1539 is now Act 478
Chamber: House Date: 3/8/2017 2:24:05 PM Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Chamber: House Date: 3/8/2017 2:00:18 PM TO BE ENROLLED
Chamber: House Date: 3/8/2017 2:00:10 PM Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. House Votes
Chamber: House Date: 3/8/2017 1:59:31 PM Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. House Votes
Chamber: House Date: 3/7/2017 12:43:32 PM Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2.
Chamber: House Date: 3/6/2017 4:48:07 PM Re-referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Chamber: House Date: 3/6/2017 4:47:06 PM Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/6/2017 4:13:18 PM Returned To the House as passed as amended.
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/6/2017 4:12:53 PM Read the third time and passed. Senate Votes
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/2/2017 4:07:43 PM REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/2/2017 2:56:39 PM Amendment # 1 and #2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/2/2017 2:56:28 PM Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Chamber: Senate Date: 3/1/2017 1:52:26 PM Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 and #2.
Chamber: Senate Date: 2/22/2017 4:37:30 PM Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to Senate Committee on Education
Chamber: Senate Date: 2/22/2017 4:37:07 PM Received from the House.
Chamber: House Date: 2/22/2017 2:15:39 PM Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. House Votes
Chamber: House Date: 2/21/2017 12:51:15 PM Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Chamber: House Date: 2/14/2017 3:51:54 PM Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Chamber: House Date: 2/14/2017 2:09:00 PM Filed

Amendments

Chamber Number Sponsor Introduction Date
Senate S1 Rapert 3/1/2017 12:12:00 PM PDF
Senate S2 J. Hendren 3/1/2017 1:04:00 PM PDF

BLR Fiscal Impacts

FI Number Requestor Date Issued
FI1 Cozart Date Issued: 2/15/2017 10:00:48 AM PDF
FI2 Cozart Date Issued: 2/17/2017 2:14:50 PM PDF
FI3 Cozart Date Issued: 3/6/2017 3:48:15 PM PDF