2026 Regular Session
HB4359
Schools; requiring statewide assessments to be held in the last four weeks of each school year; effective date; emergency.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
An amendment to an existing bill adding: the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) assessments required have to be done in the month of May. These assessments are already being done.
Dislikes
These tests are not valuable or cost effective. Results don't come until the next school year... no real bearing on a child's success.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 4, 2026 · House
House: Common Education Committee: DO PASS
Passed
11 yea–0 nay
March 2, 2026 · House
House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 25, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
83 yea–10 nay · 6 absent
April 7, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
April 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–3 nay · 5 absent
May 5, 2026 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Passed
70 yea–17 nay · 12 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Education
February 4, 2026 · House
Education Oversight
February 4, 2026 · House
Common Education
February 3, 2026 · House
Rules
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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House Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 17 View roll call
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House SA's read, adopted View roll call
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House SA's received
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 3 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Education
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 10 View roll call
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House Amended
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
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House Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Caldwell (Chad)
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House Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
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House Referred to Common Education
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House Referred to Education Oversight
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House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House Authored by Representative Moore
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House First Reading