An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction
What it does: On the version voted May 20, 2025: Creates the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program, in which parents of qualified private school and home-instruction students receive accounts funded by shifting 90% of the state and local essential programs and services funding for each student. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — Accept Majority Ought Not to Pass Report from the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (L.D. 220) (H.P. 143)
The tally
Yes 17 · No 14 · Not voting 4
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Republicans | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Other or unknown party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.
The full roll (35)
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.