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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB16-148

Require Civics Test Before Graduate High School

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning requiring students to correctly answer a portion of the civics questions on the United States naturalization test as part of the existing state requirement for high school students to satisfactorily complete a course on civil government before graduating from high school.

Prime Sponsors

Senator Owen Hill

Senator

Owen Hill

Senator Dominick Moreno

Representative

Dominick Moreno

Senator Paul Lundeen

Representative

Paul Lundeen

Committees

Senate

Education

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/05/2016 Engrossed PDF
03/04/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/01/2016 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/03/2016 FN2 PDF
03/14/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.020 (Attachment C). The motion failed on a vote of 3-6. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The motion failed on a vote of 4-5. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a vote of 3-4. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment G). The motion was withdrawn. Vote summary
DELETE: Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 16-148, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Hearing Summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/06/2016 Third Reading BILL
17
AYE
18
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/05/2016 Committee of the Whole COW * (.003)
17
AYE
18
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/05/2016 Committee of the Whole COW * (.001)
9
AYE
26
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/06/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Lost - No Amendments
04/05/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/31/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/04/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

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