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SB 290: State Poet Laureate

GENERAL BILL by Hukill ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Detert

State Poet Laureate; Creating the honorary position of State Poet Laureate within the Department of State; establishing procedures for the acceptance of nominations, the qualifications and recommendation of nominees, and the appointment of the State Poet Laureate; specifying that a former poet laureate becomes a State Poet Laureate Emeritus or Emerita; providing that the State Poet Laureate, the State Poet Laureate Emeritus, and the State Poet Laureate Emerita serve without compensation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 4/11/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 513 (Ch. 2014-203)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Education (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/18/2013 Senate • Filed
11/4/2013 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Education; Rules -SJ 31
12/2/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/11/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
12/11/2013 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 136
• Now in Education -SJ 136
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 31
3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2014 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 355
3/26/2014 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 355
3/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/2/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
4/3/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442
4/8/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/14
4/11/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 509
• Substituted HB 513 -SJ 509
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 513 (Ch. 2014-203)