Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Signed May 9, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2017 · House May 1, 2017
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 13, 2017
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
1
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 1, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0281)
upper
May 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 7, PNV 0
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
lower
Apr 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0333)
upper
Apr 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2017
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
upper
Feb 14, 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
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doug Overbey
RRepublican
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