23RS HB 547

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Last Action	03/24/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)
Title	AN ACT relating to First Amendment rights in public schools.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 89 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	1504
Sponsors	C. Fugate, J. Petrie, S. Baker, K. Banta, J. Bauman, D. Bentley, J. Blanton, A. Bowling, K. Bratcher, S. Bratcher, J. Bray, R. Bridges, E. Callaway, J. Calloway, J. Decker, R. Dotson, R. Duvall, D. Elliott, D. Frazier Gordon, C. Freeland, J. Gooch Jr., D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, J. Hodgson, M. Imes, DJ Johnson, J. Justice, K. King, S. Lewis, M. Lockett, S. Maddox, C. Massaroni, B. McCool, D. Meade , K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Osborne, M. Pollock, P. Pratt, S. Rawlings, B. Reed, S. Rudy, S. Sharp, T. Smith, N. Tate, W. Thomas, K. Timoney, J. Tipton, T. Truett, R. Webber, B. Wesley, R. White
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression otherwise protected by the First Amendment absent a showing of engaging in actual coercion; provide specific examples of protected activity; establish limits of applicability.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers' religious rights, protections Religion - Teachers in public schools, rights Teachers - Religious rights, protections
Votes	Vote History

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02/22/23	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/02/23	to Education (H)
03/07/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/08/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2023
03/09/23	3rd reading, passed 81-12
03/10/23	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) to Education (S)
03/14/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/15/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
03/16/23	3rd reading, passed 32 -5 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/24/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)