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SF 496Signed by Governor · May 26, 2023

Relating to children and students, including establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee

Topics:K–12 educationLGBTQIA+Books & libraries

Same legislation: SSB 1145, HSB 222

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2023
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2023
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 22, 202334–16
  5. Done: House committeeMarch 30, 2023
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 4, 202355–42
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 11, 2023
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 26, 2023

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 10

7 adopted · 2 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

  • H-1271 · filed April 20, 2023 by
    By striking page 1, line 5, through page 38, line 24, and inserting: ““DIVISION I EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Section (75 changes)
    Never voted on
  • S-3160 · filed April 19, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)
    By striking page 1, line 5, through page 38, line 24, and inserting: ““DIVISION I EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Section (75 changes)
    Adopted
    April 19, 2023
  • S-3117Strike everything · filed April 5, 2023 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    April 19, 2023
  • H-1183 · filed April 4, 2023 by
    Page 21, lines 31 and 32, by striking “a resident of the district” and inserting “the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district or a resident of the school district” (2 changes)
    Adopted
    April 4, 2023
  • H-1173Strike everything · filed March 30, 2023 by the House Education Committee
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    April 4, 2023
  • S-3104 · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)
    Page 3, line 7, after “a.” by inserting “(1)” (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 22, 2023
  • S-3099 · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)
    Page 8, by striking lines 22 through 25 and inserting: “a. A comprehensive list of all persons in direct contact with students enrolled in the school district and all persons who contract with or otherwise receive… (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 22, 2023
  • S-3097Strike everything · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    March 22, 2023
  • S-3070Strike everything · filed March 13, 2023 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Failed
    March 22, 2023
  • S-3069Strike everything · filed March 13, 2023 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Failed
    March 22, 2023