BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5170: School district name changes

Changing provisions for school district name changes.

Summary

$ Allows a school district board to change the name of the school district without an election if it receives a petition, makes a motion to do so, and votes to do so after a public hearing.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5170), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 15, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 9, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced: January 15, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 12, 2000
Companion bill: HB 1819

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 9, 1999

Version voted on: SB 5170

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	0	0
Republican	22	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5170 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5170 (2025–26) DNR boundary line surveys · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5170 (2023–24) Legislative organizations · Enacted · Chapter 91, Laws of 2023
SB 5170 (2021–22) Employment after public serv · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5170 (2019–20) Collab. school governance · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5170 (2017–18) Independent remedial actions · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5170 (2015–16) Ag land conversion/GMA, SMA · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5170 (2013–14) Sunshine committee · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5170 (2011–12) Judges in Grant county · Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2011

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