Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 474
Universal reading screener; require development and use of for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-177-1, 37-177-5 AND 37-177-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIVERSAL READING SCREENER TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 3; TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO APPROVE THE USE OF ADDITIONAL READING ASSESSMENTS FOR THAT POPULATION OF STUDENTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-177-3, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11, 37-177-13, 37-177-15, 37-177-17 AND 37-177-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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
Its course
January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action10 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1123 days
EducationJan 19 to Jan 289 days
AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 36 days
EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days
EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 11
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Jan 28Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3
- Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Horan, Moore, Clarke and Frierson)
- Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Moore, Clarke, Frierson)House of Representatives
- Feb 13Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate