HB178
Public schools; student support services, memoranda of understanding, report, effective clause.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Bonita Anthony (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public schools; student support services; memoranda of understanding.
Permits any student support agency, as defined in the bill, to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local school board that governs any public elementary or secondary school through which the agency seeks to provide any student support program, as defined in the bill, provided that such memorandum ... (More) of understanding meets certain enumerated requirements. The bill contains a reenactment clause. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102387D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/20/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107317D-H1
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108821D-S1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Anthony, LeVere Bolling, O'Quinn
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Favola, Peake
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26110009D-H2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
