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SB 1538 — Requires district school boards to admit all students to all schools and instructional programs of the school district.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-15

Digest: Tells schools how to respond to immigration issues. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires district school boards to admit all students to all schools and <b>instructional</b> programs of the school district. Prohibits discrimination in education related to immigration or citizenship status.<b> Makes limited exceptions.</b> Adds requirements for model policies prepared by the Attorney General related to immigration enforcement at public schools. Requires school districts and education service districts to [<i>adopt related policies and procedures and to provide training to district employees related to the policies and procedures</i>]<b> provide applicable model policies to employees</b>. Takes effect July 1, 2026.

Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

No sponsorships on file.

Action timeline

  1. · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. · state_upper — Referred to Education.
  3. · state_upper — Informational Meeting held.
  4. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  5. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  6. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
  7. · state_upper — Second reading.
  8. · state_upper — Carried over to 02-17 by unanimous consent.
  9. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
  10. · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
  11. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  12. · state_lower — Referred to Education.
  13. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  14. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  15. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
  16. · state_lower — Second reading.
  17. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Rieke Smith. Passed.
  18. · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Diehl.
  19. · state_upper — President signed.
  20. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  21. · state_upper — Governor signed.
  22. · state_upper — Chapter 25, 2026 Laws.
  23. · state_upper — Effective date, July 1, 2026.

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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