Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the department of correction, in partnership with the Tennessee higher education commission and the board of regents, to develop and submit to the general assembly an annual report detailing the higher education opportunities available to eligible incarcerated individuals in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 50.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed Apr 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2019 · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 15, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
21
Committee
20
Amendments
1
Apr 30, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0243)
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/3/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/27/2019
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/12/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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