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SF 277Signed by Governor · May 6, 2025

Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SSB 1077

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Also covers SSB 1077.

What changed before it passed
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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202547–0
  5. Done: House committeeApril 1, 2025
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 17, 202593–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2025

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

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

Amendments · 1

0 adopted · 1 failed. Newest first.

  • S-3019 · filed March 10, 2025 by Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
    AI summary This amendment reverses the part of the bill that would have stopped schools from counting absences for weddings, funerals, or military service as truancy. Instead, it allows school boards to decide what counts as a reasonable absence, specifically including those events.
    Failed
    March 10, 2025