Education - As introduced, changes, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the counties within which each LEA must implement a program of family life education from counties with a pregnancy rate of 19.5 pregnancies for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 17 to counties with a pregnancy rate of 19.5 pregnancies for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 19; prohibits persons present on school property from making abortion referrals or from otherwise advocating or encouraging abortion. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action May 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 31
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic3
0% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
16
Committee
17
May 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 5/28/2020
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0588)
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 3
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 3/4/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2020
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 2/25/2020
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ferrell Haile
RRepublican
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