Became law as Special Act 18-28, signed June 13, 2018, 112 days after it was filed.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 5170
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING ISSUES RELATING TO THE SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF STUDENTS' PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit a school employee from taking custody of or searching a student's mobile electronic device except in certain circumstances.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 21 to June 13, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action22 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to May 775 days
Education CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 2330 days
In the SenateMay 7 to May 92 days
Waiting to be sentMay 9 to Jun 123 days
With the GovernorJun 1 to Jun 1312 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 7 · Adopted May 9
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – May 7
- Feb 21Introduced and sent to Education Committee
- Feb 22Heard in Education Committee
- Mar 23Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 7The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 7 – May 9
- May 7Sent to the Senate
- May 9The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 30 – Jun 13
- May 30Numbered Special Act 18-28
- Jun 1Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 13Signed by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
- Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- May 7HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 7HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 7ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 7TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 9SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 9SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 9ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 30SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
- Jun 1TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 1TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 13SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor