Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to bond election requirements applicable to school districts
Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Angel Ramirez (D), Rep. J.D. Scholten (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts would only need more than half of the votes to pass a plan to issue bonds. Other local groups, like cities and counties, would still need at least 60 percent of the votes to pass their bond plans.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to election requirements for the issuance of bonds by a school district. The bill requires that a proposition to authorize the issuance of bonds by a school district must receive a simple majority of the total votes cast for and against the proposition at the election. The bill retains the existing requirement that propositions to authorize the issuance of bonds by a county, city, school corporation that is not a school district, township, or other local board or commission receive the affirmative vote of at least 60 percent of the total votes cast for and against the proposition. The bill makes a corresponding change in Code section 296.6.