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SB 946: Moments of Silence in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Baxley

Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Requiring that public school principals require teachers to set aside time for a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day; prohibiting teachers from making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence; requiring certain teachers to encourage parents to discuss the moment of silence with their children and to make suggestions as to the best use of this time, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 582
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2019 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2019 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 72
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 72
    1/22/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/27/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/27/2020 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 214
    • Now in Judiciary
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 239
    • Now in Rules
    2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/2/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -SJ 374
    3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 582
    • Substituted HB 737 (Died on Calendar) -SJ 582
    • Laid on Table -SJ 582

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  • SB 946, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/15/2019 at 10:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2020 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 737 Moments of Silence in Public Schools Daniels, Jacquet Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2020 1:30 PM Education 6 Yeas - 1 Nays
    2/4/2020 12:30 PM Judiciary 4 Yeas - 2 Nays
    3/2/2020 12:00 PM Rules 10 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.45 Permitting study of the Bible and religion; permitting brief meditation period. Page 1 (pdf)

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