SB101: Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.
Engrossed
Senate
Summary
Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.
Sponsors
Timothy Lang
R - SD-002
Primary
Daniel Innis
R - SD-007
Co-sponsor
James Gray
R - SD-006
Co-sponsor
Victoria Sullivan
R - SD-018
Co-sponsor
Keith Murphy
R - SD-016
Co-sponsor
Howard Pearl
R - SD-017
Co-sponsor
Jason Osborne
R - HD-02-ROC
Co-sponsor
Gregory Hill
R - HD-02-MER
Co-sponsor
Erica Layon
R - HD-13-ROC
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-01-22 Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; Senate Journal 3
- 2025-01-23 Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 101, Legislative Office Building, 10:30 am; Senate Calendar 7
- 2025-03-07 Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 12
- 2025-03-13 Rereferred to Committee, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/13/2025; Senate Journal 7
- 2025-11-25 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; 01/07/2026; Senate Calendar 46
- 2026-01-07 SB 101 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-07 Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Failed, Voice Vote; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-07 Sen. Lang Moved Ought to Pass; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-07 Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-14 Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 103, State House, 02:10 pm, on proposed non-germane amendment # 2026-0071s; Senate Calendar 2
- 2026-01-21 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0194s, 01/29/2026, Vote 6-1; Senate Calendar 3 P. 3
- 2026-01-29 Committee Amendment # 2026-0194s, Regular Calendar 14Y-10N, Amendment Adopted; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Without Objection, Sen. Birdsell Moved the Question, Motion Adopted; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0194s, Regular Calendar 14Y-10N, Motion Adopted; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-02-26 Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration House Journal 5
- 2026-03-17 ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- 2026-03-26 ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- 2026-04-08 Full Committee Work Session: 04/13/2026 10:30 am GP 232
- 2026-04-08 ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- 2026-04-08 ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/15/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- 2026-04-15 Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1451h (NT) 04/13/2026 (Vote 10-8; Regular Calendar)
- 2026-04-15 Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1455h (NT)
Committee Referrals
2025-01-22
Education
Senate
2026-02-26
Education Policy and Administration
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (7)
2025-01-28
Hearing - Room 101, Legislative Office Building
2026-01-20
Hearing - Room 103, State House
2026-03-25
Hearing - GP 232
2026-04-01
Hearing - GP 232
2026-04-13
Hearing - GP 232
2026-04-13
Hearing - GP 232
2026-04-15
Hearing - GP 232
Votes
Committee Amendment
2026-01-29
Passed
Yea: 14
Nay: 10
NV: 0
Absent: 0
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Nay |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Yea | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |
Ought to Pass w/Amendment
2026-01-29
Passed
Yea: 14
Nay: 10
NV: 0
Absent: 0
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Nay |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Yea | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |