Indiana Senate Bill 131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

National motto in schools. Provides that each school corporation and charter school may place a durable poster or framed picture representing: (1) the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust"; (2) an accurate representation of the United States flag; and (3) an accurate representation of the Indiana state flag; in each school library and classroom within the school corporation or charter school. Provides that the representation of the United States flag and the Indiana state flag must comply with any applicable federal or state laws concerning the design, dimensions, or presentation of each respective flag.

National motto in schools.

Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Michael Young [R]
Rep. Charles Burton [R]	Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]

2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 42 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred to the House
2020-01-28	Senate	Senators Koch and Young M added as coauthors
2020-01-28	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Wesco
2020-01-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Burton
2020-01-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 42, nays 8
2020-01-27	Senate	Senator Tomes added as second author
2020-01-27	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-23	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2020-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Kruse

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/131/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/7/d/3/27d3d1c8/SB0131.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/f/4/4/6f44ec7d/SB0131.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/c/c/5/bcc51da8/SB0131.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/f/3/e/1f3e4cce/SB0131.01.INTR.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/d/0/e/8d0e6b3d/SB0131.68_S.pdf