HB824

The introduced bill, indexed House committee text, engrossed version, Senate committee text and final law contain identical operative provisions. The House committee initially reported a substitute on April 22, but reconsidered that vote and reported the bill without amendments on April 30. The indexed versions confirm that no different substantive proposal survived into the final act.

The official amendment index lists no amendments. There was no floor amendment or conference rewrite. The final votes were 124–18 in the House, with two present but not voting, and 30–1 in the Senate.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Students may gain a clearer understanding of whom their elected officials represent, how elections work and how public meetings are conducted. These are potential educational benefits; the law does not demonstrate or guarantee increased voting or civic participation.

The latest fiscal note anticipated no significant state fiscal impact, assuming state costs could be absorbed using existing resources. Public schools, however, would likely incur costs to identify and purchase materials, revise curriculum and train teachers. The note does not put a dollar amount on those local costs, and the bill does not appropriate a dedicated amount to cover them.