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2026 Regular Session

HB1601

Schools; creating the Advancing Rights for Caregiving, Health, and Extended Recovery (Maternity Leave Protection for Teachers) Act; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee passed February 17, 2025 House committee substitute March 6, 2025 House passed March 17, 2025 Sent to Senate March 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 18, 2025 Senate committee passed April 22, 2025 Senate passed April 30, 2025 Sent to House April 30, 2025 Enrolled April 30, 2025 Enrolled May 1, 2025 Sent to Governor May 1, 2025 Governor approved May 7, 2025

Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 17, 2025 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–2 nay

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March 5, 2025 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

30 yea–3 nay

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March 17, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

58 yea–27 nay · 14 absent

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April 22, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS

Passed

10 yea–0 nay

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April 30, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

39 yea–5 nay · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

February 4, 2025 · House

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
  7. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 5 View roll call
  8. Senate General Order, Considered
  9. Senate Placed on General Order
  10. Senate Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  11. Senate Coauthored by Senator Stanley
  12. Senate Coauthored by Senator Frix
  13. Senate Remove as author Senator Frix; authored by Senator Mann
  14. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  15. Senate First Reading
  16. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  17. House Referred for engrossment
  18. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 27 View roll call
  19. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson, Waldron
  20. House General Order
  21. House Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
  22. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Pae
  23. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
  24. House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee View roll call
  25. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  26. House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  27. House Authored by Representative Gise
  28. House First Reading
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