SB746 (2017)

Title: Allows Education Savings Accounts to Pay for Public, Private, or Home Schooling
Summary: This bill creates a four-year pilot program offering education savings accounts for K-12 students. These funds are used to cover educational expenses such as private school tuition or home school expenses. Family Council Action Committee supports school choice and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 22-5. The House defeated the bill by a vote of 43-50.
Outcome: Failed to Pass

Name

How They Voted

Voting to Override a Veto

Rep. Fred Allen

No

Rep. Eddie Armstrong III*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Bob Ballinger*

Yes

Rep. Scott Baltz*

No

Rep. Sonia Barker

Yes

Rep. Rick Beck

Yes

Rep. Mary Bentley

Yes

Rep. Charles Blake*

No

Sen. Cecile Bledsoe*

Yes

Sen. Will Bond*

No

Sen. Justin Boyd

Yes

Rep. Ken Bragg*

Yes

Rep. David Branscum*

No

Rep. Karilyn Brown

Yes

Rep. LeAnne Burch*

No

Sen. Ronald Caldwell

Yes

Rep. Sarah Capp*

No

Rep. Frances Cavenaugh

No

Sen. Eddie Cheatham*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Linda Chesterfield

No

Sen. Alan Clark

Yes

Rep. Bruce Coleman*

No

Rep. Charlie Collins*

Yes

Sen. Linda Collins-Smith*

Yes

Sen. John Cooper*

Yes

Rep. Bruce Cozart

No

Rep. Carol Dalby

No

Rep. Andy Davis*

Yes

Rep. Gary Deffenbaugh*

No

Rep. Jana Della Rosa*

No

Sen. Jonathan Dismang

Yes

Sen. Jim Dotson

Yes

Rep. Dan Douglas*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Charlotte Douglas*

Yes

Rep. Trevor Drown*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Lance Eads*

Yes

Rep. Les Eaves

Yes

Sen. Joyce Elliott*

No

Sen. Jane English

Yes

Rep. Jon Eubanks

No

Rep. Joe Farrer*

Yes

Rep. Deborah Ferguson

No

Rep. Kenneth Ferguson

No

Rep. David Fielding*

No

Sen. Jake Files*

Yes

Rep. Lanny Fite

No

Rep. Charlene Fite

Yes

Sen. Scott Flippo

Yes

Rep. Vivian Flowers

No

Sen. Stephanie Flowers

Present

Rep. Jack Fortner

No

Sen. Trent Garner*

Yes

Rep. Mickey Gates*

Yes

Rep. Jimmy Gazaway

No

Rep. Jeremy Gillam*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Justin Gonzales

Yes

Rep. Michelle Gray*

Yes

Rep. Michael Gray*

No

Sen. Kim Hammer

No

Rep. Ken Henderson*

Yes

Sen. Jim Hendren*

Yes

Rep. Kim Hendren*

Yes

Sen. Bart Hester

Yes

Sen. Jimmy Hickey

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. David Hillman*

No

Rep. Grant Hodges

Yes

Rep. Monte Hodges*

No

Rep. Mike Holcomb

No

Rep. Steve Hollowell

No

Rep. Douglas House*

Yes

Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson*

Yes

Sen. Keith Ingram*

No

Sen. Missy Irvin

Yes

Rep. Lane Jean

No

Rep. Joe Jett*

No

Sen. Blake Johnson

Yes

Rep. Bob Johnson*

No

Sen. Bryan King

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Jack Ladyman

Yes

Sen. Greg Leding

No

Rep. Timothy Lemons*

No

Sen. Uvalde Lindsey*

No

Sen. Fredrick Love

No

Rep. Mark Lowery*

Yes

Rep. Robin Lundstrum

Yes

Rep. Roger Lynch

No

Rep. John Maddox

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Stephen Magie

No

Sen. Bruce Maloch*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Andy Mayberry*

Yes

Rep. Austin McCollum

Yes

Rep. Mark McElroy

No

Rep. George McGill*

No

Rep. Ron McNair

No

Rep. David Meeks*

Yes

Rep. Stephen Meeks

Yes

Rep. Josh Miller

Yes

Sen. Reginald Murdock

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr.

No

Sen. John Payton

Yes

Sen. Clint Penzo

Yes

Rep. Rebecca Petty*

No

Rep. Aaron Pilkington

Yes

Sen. Mathew Pitsch*

Yes

Sen. Jason Rapert*

Yes

Sen. Terry Rice

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Chris Richey*

No

Rep. Marcus Richmond

Yes

Rep. Laurie Rushing*

Yes

Rep. Johnny Rye

Yes

Rep. Warwick Sabin*

No

Sen. Bill Sample*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. David Sanders*

Yes

Rep. Matthew Shepherd

Yes

Rep. Brandt Smith*

Yes

Rep. James Sorvillo*

Yes

Rep. Nelda Speaks*

No

Sen. Greg Standridge*

Yes

Sen. Gary Stubblefield

Yes

Sen. James Sturch*

No

Sen. Dan Sullivan

Yes

Sen. Larry Teague*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Dwight Tosh

No

Sen. Clarke Tucker

No

Rep. DeAnn Vaught

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. John Walker*

No

Sen. David Wallace

Yes

Rep. Jeff Wardlaw

No

Rep. Les Warren

No

Rep. Danny Watson

No

Rep. David Whitaker

No

Rep. Jeff Williams*

Yes

Sen. Eddie Joe Williams*

Yes

Rep. Carlton Wing

Yes

Rep. Richard Womack

Yes