Short answer / immediate issue
- The materials you provided include several different bills (from different states) all labeled “HB 1144.” They are different measures (Arkansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Illinois, and other legislative histories). The title you listed at the top — “Schools; attendance; allowing one day per semester for an excused absence for student mental health; effective date; emergency.” — does not appear in the body texts you attached. I don’t have the actual text of that mental‑health attendance bill to summarize.
Before I prepare the requested comprehensive summary, please confirm which HB 1144 (which state / which version) you want summarized. Below I list the distinct HB 1144 measures found in your documents and give a one‑line description for each so you can choose.
Bills found in your upload
- Arkansas HB 1144 (Rep. Wooten) — Requires private schools participating in the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program to comply with the same statutory and Department of Education reporting requirements as public school districts; private schools must meet reporting deadlines or be ineligible for the program. (Fiscal impact: no state fiscal impact per Arkansas Dept. of Ed. note; private schools may experience costs.)
- Maryland HB 1144 — Adds section to Transportation law: allows Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to ban individuals alleged to have committed assault or intentional bodily injury from State public transit services/stations under guidelines and appeals; requires MTA to convene a workgroup (by June 1, 2025) to draft a rider code of conduct and implement a comprehensive internal safety program; includes timeframes for bans and reporting deadlines; effective June 1, 2025. (Fiscal note: modest TTF consultant expenses in FY2025–26.)
- North Dakota HB 1144 — (multiple engrossments/committee versions) Addresses transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools: prohibits policies requiring or prohibiting use of preferred pronouns; requires parental approval for separate restroom plans for transgender students; prohibits students from using restrooms that do not coincide with their biological sex; restricts multi‑stall gender‑neutral restrooms (with certain grandfathering/exemptions and enforcement/penalties via Attorney General; emergency clause). (Multiple amendment versions and conference committee.)
- Illinois HB 1144 — Amends Common Interest Community Association Act, Condominium Property Act, and Residential Property Utility Service Act: allows associations to master‑meter utilities and collect payments subject to the Residential Property Utility Service Act; moves/disposes of tenant utility disclosure provisions; other budget/audit and assessment-related changes. (Large multi‑topic housing/utilities bill.)
- Additional legislative-history items — you included long multi-jurisdictional action histories and sponsor lists; several bills share the HB1144 number but are unrelated.
What I can do next (choose one)
- If you want the mental‑health attendance bill summarized: please paste the bill text or the official bill page (state and HB1144 version). If you do not have it, tell me the state and session and I can find and summarize the correct text.
- If you meant one of the bills above, tell me which state/version (Arkansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Illinois) and I will produce a 200–500 word, markdown‑formatted comprehensive summary covering: purpose, key provisions, affected parties, fiscal/implementation timelines, and procedural status.
- If you want brief summaries of all versions included, I can produce concise summaries for each (one per bill).
Suggested next step
Reply with which HB 1144 (state and/or sponsor) you want summarized — or paste the bill text for the mental‑health attendance measure — and I’ll prepare the full, formatted summary.
