Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-03-12 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-03-12 House Journal Page 0448 HB 69 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the March 11 calendar (page 439), was read the third time: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(RLS) am "An Act relating to education; relating to open enrollment in public schools; relating to school and student performance reports; relating to school and district accountability; relating to charter schools; relating to an annual report for correspondence study programs; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the duty of the legislature to pass a public education appropriation bill; relating to the duty of the governor to prepare a public education appropriation bill; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; relating to a report on regulation of school districts; and providing for an effective date." 2025-03-12 House Journal Page 0449 Representative Stutes, citing Section 101 of Mason's Manual, rose to points of order regarding confining remarks to the bill before the body. The Speaker directed members to confine their comments to the bill. Representative Fields, citing Section 121 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding impugning the motives of others. Representative McCabe rose to a point of order regarding impugning the motives of others. The Speaker directed members to confine their comments to the bill. Representative Stutes rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the bill before the body. The Speaker directed members to confine their comments to the bill. Representative McCabe appealed the ruling of the Chair. There was objection. Representative McCabe withdrew the motion. Representative Stutes rose to points of order regarding confining remarks to the bill before the body. The Speaker directed members to confine their comments to the bill. The question being: "Shall CSHB 69(RLS) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(RLS) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 24 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Ruffridge, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2025-03-12 House Journal Page 0450 Nays: Allard, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, CSHB 69(RLS) am passed the House. Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(RLS) am Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 38 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Underwood Nays: Tomaszewski, Vance And so, the effective date clause was adopted. CSHB 69(RLS) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.