2026 Regular Session
HB1274
Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law)
Requiring local school systems to award posthumous honorary diplomas to certain deceased students who were at the time of death enrolled in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school, and for whom a written request was made by a parent, legal guardian, or next of kin.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
132 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 12, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (132-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {523220/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Ways and Means