Students - As enacted, allows a student to be excused from a school athletic event if the event occurs on an official school holiday, observed day of worship, or religious holiday and the parent or legal guardian provides prior written notice of the student's absence; authorizes an unforeseen emergency as exception to the parent or legal guardian providing prior written notice of the student's absence from the athletic event. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1002.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 2, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2017 · House Apr 10, 2017
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 17, 2017
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
May 2, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0268)
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0268)
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 11, PNV 0
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0100)
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/8/2017
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
upper
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gardenhire
RRepublican
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