Local Government, General - As enacted, allows a municipal legislative body to authorize, by ordinance passed by 2/3 vote, a member of the body who is deployed for 13 months or less while serving as a member to attend and vote in sessions through the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication during the deployment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 29, 2018
Signed Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2018 · House Mar 5, 2018
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Mar 8, 2018
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Mar 23, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0688)
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/13/2018
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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