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SB101 Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state.

Education Dead Auto-scored

Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

Open enrollment could create transportation costs for families choosing distant schools and funding shifts between sending and receiving districts.

6
🏘️

Your Community

Statewide open enrollment expands educational options but could destabilize funding for schools that lose students and overcrowd popular schools.

8
⚖️

Your Freedom

Dramatically expands parental choice in public education, allowing families to select the best school for their child regardless of district boundaries.

Status

Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16

Voted Yes

168 R

Voted No

22 R + 162 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Timothy Lang (R)

The Short Version

Allows parents to enroll children in any public school statewide, creating open enrollment. Also creates an exemption from recording consent requirements under the parental bill of rights. In House Education committee.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Families seeking better school options
  • ▲ Students in underperforming districts

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Schools that may lose enrollment and funding
  • ▼ Receiving districts that could become overcrowded

Roll Call Detail (5 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 5 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 168 for , 22 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 162 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Adopt Amendment 2026-04-23
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

182R
Voted to Adopt Amendment (182)
10R + 162D
Voted Against Amendment (172)
25
Absent
14
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (182)

Republicans (182)

Voted Nay (172)

Republicans (10)
Democrats (162)
Absent (25)

Allan Howland (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Dennis Malloy (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Sellers (R) , Kate Murray (D) , Laura Telerski (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Pearson (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Raymond Plante (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Ted Gorski (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Wayne Pearson (D)

Adopt Amendment 2026-04-23
Failed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

8R + 161D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (169)
184R
Voted Against Amendment (184)
25
Absent
15
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (169)

Republicans (8)
Democrats (161)

Voted Nay (184)

Republicans (184)
Absent (25)

Allan Howland (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Dennis Malloy (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Sellers (R) , Kate Murray (D) , Laura Telerski (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Pearson (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Raymond Plante (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Ted Gorski (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Wayne Pearson (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-04-23
Failed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

168R
Voted to Pass (168)
22R + 162D
Voted Against (184)
25
Absent
16
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (168)

Republicans (168)

Voted Nay (184)

Republicans (22)
Democrats (162)
Absent (25)

Allan Howland (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Dennis Malloy (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Sellers (R) , Kate Murray (D) , Laura Telerski (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Pearson (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Raymond Plante (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Ted Gorski (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Wayne Pearson (D)

Committee Amendment 2026-01-29
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

14R
Voted to Adopt Amendment (14)
2R + 8D
Voted Against Amendment (10)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
Ought to Pass w/Amendment 2026-01-29
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

14R
Voted to Pass (14)
2R + 8D
Voted Against (10)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
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