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CS/SB 282: Moments of Silence in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton

Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Providing legislative findings; requiring that public school principals require certain 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; deleting a provision authorizing district school boards to provide a brief period of silent prayer or meditation; requiring certain teachers to encourage parents or guardians to discuss with their children how to best use the moment of silence, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 529 (Ch. 2021-89)
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
    12/17/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 57
    1/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/3/2021 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 177
    • Now in Judiciary
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 57
    3/24/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
    3/30/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/31/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 529 (Ch. 2021-89)

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  • CS/SB 282, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2021 at 4:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 529 (er) Moments of Silence in Public Schools Fine Similar Last Action: 6/15/2021 Chapter No. 2021-89 Track This Bill

    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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  • SB 282, Original Filed Version Posted 12/17/2020 at 8:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2021 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 529 Moments of Silence in Public Schools Fine Identical Last Action: 6/15/2021 Chapter No. 2021-89 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    262852 - Amendment
    Delete lines 48 - 50 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Polsky)     		3/26/2021
    4:01 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/30/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2021 9:00 AM Education 9 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/29/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 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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