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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 226

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Relating to: playing or singing the national anthem at certain sporting events.

Athletics Attorney general Symbols national

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, no sporting event may be held in a venue constructed at least

in part with public moneys unless the event is preceded by the playing or singing of

the national anthem.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , Wichgers (R)

9 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Brooks and Steffen , Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Schraa (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 May 6, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 74–22 May 11, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 74

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Krug, Jagler, Spiros, Callahan, Dittrich, Rozar, Armstrong, Edming, Tranel, Magnafici, James, Cabral-Guevara, Born, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Tauchen, Wichgers and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Nass, Wanggaard, Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel and Felzkowski

  2. Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Brooks and Steffen added as coauthors

  5. Apr 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  6. May 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  10. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 74, Noes 22

  13. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. May 12, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. May 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  17. Jun 29, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  18. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1