Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, clarifies certain code references to account for the state university boards established by the FOCUS Act; reduces the number of student members on the higher education commission to a single voting member and revises the nominating process for that student member; removes the alumni requirement for appointments to the board of regents. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-102; Section 8-36-714; Section 8-50-809; Section 49-7-206; Section 49-7-211; Section 49-8-201; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1; Section 49-7-1003 and Section 49-7-204.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 30, 2018
Signed Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2018 · House Mar 5, 2018
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 12, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Mar 23, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/7/2018
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/28/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2018
lower
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Norris
RRepublican
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