Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires each LEA and public charter school to provide age-appropriate instruction to public school students in kindergarten through grade 12 on the events of September 11, 2001, annually on September 11. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2019
Last action Mar 16, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
95–0
Passed
Total votes 95
Feb 24, 2020
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican70
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2020
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0539)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 1/28/2020
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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