Education, Higher - As enacted, revises various provisions in higher education to include all state governing boards and not just the board of regents or the UT system due to the implementation of the FOCUS Act. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Section 49-7-118 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 30.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed Mar 29, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2017 · House Mar 16, 2017
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 6, 2017
D
Democratic5
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
12
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0052)
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0063)
upper
Mar 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/22/2017
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/1/2017
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
Jim Tracy
RRepublican
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