CS/SB 626 (2013) -  Bullying in the Public School System

General Bill by Education and Bullard
Bullying in the Public School System: Citing this act as the "Imagine Sheterria Elliot Act"; prohibiting cyberbullying in schools and during school-related activities; expanding the circumstances under which bullying or harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 institution is prohibited; requiring each school district to incorporate a prohibition on cyberbullying into its policy on bullying and harassment; requiring that such policy mandate that computers without web-filtering software or computers with web-filtering software disabled be used when investigating complaints of cyberbullying, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2013
Last Event: 04/29/13 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725 on Monday, April 29, 2013 12:31 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 03/12/13 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 1
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/15/13 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/22/13 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 15   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 609 Subject: Bullying in the Public School System Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 422942 , Education Date Filed: 03/11/13, Line#: 0
    • A 400206 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/11/13, Line#: 25 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/12/2013 04:16 PM
    • A 889894 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 30
    • A 670634 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 43
    • A 133064 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 119
    • A 709272 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 234
    • A 882012 , Education, Bullard Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 251

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/22/2013 6:34:15 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/19/2013 12:29:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/15/2013 4:52:22 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/12/2013 1:27:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/14/2013 11:03:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/11/2013 6:24:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725 Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 609 -SJ 725 Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 725 Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13 -SJ 725 Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/13 Time: 04/26/2013 - 1:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480 Time: 04/23/2013 - 8:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 480 Time: 04/22/2013 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/22/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/17/2013 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 476 Time: 04/15/2013 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 476 Time: 04/15/2013 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/10/2013 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 214 Time: 03/18/2013 - 7:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 209 Time: 03/15/2013 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/14/2013 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 209 Time: 03/12/2013 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/12/13, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/07/2013 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 47 Time: 02/07/2013 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/05/2013 - 11:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1006.147 CS/CS/HB 609