Bills by subject

Parochial and private schools

56 bills and resolutions. 6 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 41 never got a public hearing. All are from the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 500 Prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.
Stopped in committee. Last action Jul 2, 2026
SB 268 Prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.
Stopped in committee. Last action Jul 2, 2026
AB 100 Designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 518 Allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 56

Mar 23, 2026
AB 4: Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 40: School safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 48: Providing state aid to reimburse public and private schools that provide free meals to all pupils for the costs of those meals and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 100: Designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 129: Providing safe drinking water in public and private schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 244: Posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 266: The fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 485: The pupil application process to attend a private school under a parental choice program and modifying and creating administrative rules related to pupil applications to participate in parental choice programs.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 497: Application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.
Stopped in committee.

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Jul 2, 2026
AB 500: Prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 504: Including with the property tax bill information about state aid reduction to school districts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 518: Allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program.
Vetoed by the governor.
Apr 3, 2026
AB 530: The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 534: Voter registration at high schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 570: Payments for pupils who withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, or an independent charter school. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 611: Per pupil aid. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 620: Teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 621: Prohibiting a virtual school from participating in a parental choice program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 825: A grant program to support parent and guardian volunteer programs in schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 3, 2026
AB 1004: Prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and civil immunity for information provided to a prospective employer.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1040: Maintaining a supply of usable opioid antagonist at a public or private school and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1041: Required instruction in African American history in the elementary and high school grades and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1107: Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in child care centers and schools, grants for placing carbon monoxide detectors in schools, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1126: Prohibiting vaping on public and private school property.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 21, 2026
AB 1150: Implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1157: Pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 30: Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 41: School safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 67: Providing state aid to reimburse public and private schools that provide free meals to all pupils for the costs of those meals and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 104: Providing safe drinking water in public and private schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 117: Designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 234: Posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 267: The fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
Became law.
Jul 2, 2026
SB 268: Prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 6, 2026
SB 391: Equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 483: Including with the property tax bill information about state aid reduction to school districts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 495: Application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 512: Voter registration at high schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 519: The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 526: Allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 565: Pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 568: Payments for pupils who withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, or an independent charter school. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 21, 2026
SB 569: Implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 582: The pupil application process to attend a private school under a parental choice program and modifying and creating administrative rules related to pupil applications to participate in parental choice programs.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 602: Prohibiting a virtual school from participating in a parental choice program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 603: Per pupil aid. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 604: Teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 9, 2026
SB 673: School board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 834: A grant program to support parent and guardian volunteer programs in schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1000: Prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and civil immunity for information provided to a prospective employer.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1013: Maintaining a supply of usable opioid antagonist at a public or private school and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1026: Required instruction in African American history in the elementary and high school grades and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1065: Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in child care centers and schools, grants for placing carbon monoxide detectors in schools, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1081: Prohibiting vaping on public and private school property.
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject