Election Laws - As enacted, requires, if the county election commission has arranged for the use of a public school or a public charter school as a polling place for a regular November election, that the LEA or the public charter school be closed for instruction on the election day; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to choose to be open or closed for instruction on election days other than days on which a regular November election occurs. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6 and Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2018 · House Apr 2, 2018
How they voted
26–3
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 18, 2018
D
Democratic4
75% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 3
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1034)
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/27/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Local Government Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 1/17/2018
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Local Government Subcommittee to 1st Calendar of 2018
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final cal. of Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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