Legislative Update: May 15, 2025
- Aidan McInnis
- May 15, 2025
- 2 min read
Legislative Update: May 15, 2025
Introduction
The Legislature has passed the crossover deadline. Crossover is when all the House and Senate bills must be passed into the other chamber. Any legislation that did not make crossover is either dead in its respective chamber or must be placed in the budget. These policies will be debated between the House and the Senate during conference negotiations.
Bill Summaries:
Bill | Name | Crossover (Y/N) | Current Location |
HB 4 | Sam’s Law | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
HB 87 | Cell Phone Free Education | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
HB 106 | Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program | N | Ref Com on Appropriations of the House |
HB 149 | School Financial Flexibility Pilot Program | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
HB 414 | 1 to 1 Credit for Career and College Promise | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
HB 415 | Split Math Courses and Change Math Graduation Requests | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |
HB 420 | Sound Basic Education for Every Child | N | Ref to Rules and Operations of the House |
HB 445 | Fairness and Transparency in Education Salaries | N | Ref to Com on Appropriations |
HB 796 | The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act | N | Ref to Com on Education |
HB 815/816 | Voucher School Accountability Act | N | Ref to Rules and Operations of the House |
HB 846 | Teacher Retention and Recruitment | N | Ref to Education K-12 |
HB 943 | Turning High-Achieving Students into Teachers | N | Ref to Appropriations |
HB 959 | Social Media Literacy in Schools | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the House |
HB 986 | Support Our Teachers | N | Ref to Com on Education K-12 |
SB 227 | Eliminating “DEI” in Public Education | Y | Ref to Rules and Operations of the House |
Legislative Priorities
Many of your legislative priorities have appeared throughout the bills filed, showing legislators' support for your cause. We will continue to fight for your legislative priorities, including funding pay increases, better benefits, and policy advocacy for all educators.
PENC Advocacy Team:
Tammy Beach
Bryan Holloway
Trevor Fulcher
Megan Miller
Robert Mitchell
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