The following actions were taken on April 12 in the House on House bill HB3144 ("sch cd-classroom placement"): "House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee" and "Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee".
The Rules Committees is a powerful standing committee in the House controlled by the majority. All legislation is assigned to the Rules Committee as a kind of legislative filter that sorts the more-than-6,000 bills introduced each year. The committee considers the legislation and often assigns it to other committees in order to be heard by other lawmakers. Sometimes, legislation dies in the Rules Committee if the committee decides it does not merit further consideration.
In the event that a committee fails to report to the House on a bill by applicable deadlines, it is automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee according to House rule 19(a). This is what happened with this bill.
The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) on Feb. 15, "amends the School Code," according to the General Assembly website.
The following house representative also co-sponsored the bill: Darren Bailey (R-109).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through April 12.
Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook