Education - As enacted, requires, instead of authorizes, the Tennessee school safety center to establish school safety grants to assist LEAs in funding programs that address school safety; revises other various provisions regarding school safety grants. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-1004 and Section 49-6-4302.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 4, 2019
D
Democratic4
50% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
17
Committee
18
Amendments
2
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0144)
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 2
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0078)
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0148)
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2019
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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