Education, Higher - As enacted, exempts certain postsecondary educational institutions from the Tennessee Higher Education Authorization Act of 2016 under certain circumstances; subjects certain postsecondary educational institutions to bond requirements under the Tennessee Higher Education Authorization Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-2004 and Section 49-7-2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2019 · House Mar 14, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Feb 21, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0018)
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0012)
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/13/2019
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dolores R. Gresham
RRepublican
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