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HOUSE BILL 1242

CHAPTER NUMBER: 187
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 533

Sponsored By:
Delegates Stein, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Healey, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Schuler, Weir, Hixson, Bartlett, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker

Entitled:
Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State

Synopsis:

Creating a Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State; requiring the Task Force to study the ability of consumers to understand basic financial concepts and the problems created by a lack of financial literacy or knowledge; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding how to address specified problems and the benefits and drawbacks of requiring financial literacy education as part of primary and secondary education; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/8
First Reading Ways and Means
2/13
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 187

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Public Schools
Reports
Students
Sunset

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 765463/01     Offered on: March 20, 2008   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 984330/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008   at: 1:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2008: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)



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