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CS/SB 358: Water Safety and Swimming Certification for K-12 Students

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book ; Perry

Water Safety and Swimming Certification for K-12 Students; Citing this act as the "Edna Mae McGovern Act"; defining the term “water safety”; requiring public schools to provide specified information to certain parents or students, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2020 Senate • Filed
1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 61
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 61
3/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/30/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/30/2021 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
3/31/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 347
4/2/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 382
• Now in Rules
4/13/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 545
• Read 3rd time -SJ 545
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 545
4/21/2021 House • In Messages
4/30/2021 House • Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)