EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education.

Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 317 Effective: 07/01/2025

Reported delivered to Governor at 12:26 p.m. on 04/04/25

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 23-12-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - No sponsor data.Title apvd - to enrol

Read first time as amended in the House, filed for Second Reading

Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

Amendments reported printed

Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment

Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence

Returned from House, amended

Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 52-17-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude(Harris), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, Petzke, Raybould, Rubel, Sauter, WeberAbsent – ClowFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time as amended in House; Filed for Third Reading

Read first time as amended in House; Filed for Second Reading

Filed for First Reading

Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing

Reported out without recommendation as amended

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders

Read First Time, Referred to Education

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Lent, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing