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2026 Regular Session

SB170

Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025

Establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth to analyze the challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts and its effect on school funding and the connection between growing student populations and the provision of school funding; requiring the State Department of Education to provide data to support the work of the Task Force; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2026.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate January 14, 2026 Senate passed February 17, 2026

Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 17, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
  2. House Hearing canceled
  3. House Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
  4. House Hearing canceled
  5. House Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. House Referred Appropriations
  7. Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  9. Senate Favorable with Amendments {383626/1 Adopted
  10. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
  11. Senate Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
  12. Senate First Reading Budget and Taxation
  13. Senate Pre-filed
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