Education - As enacted, replaces the department of economic and community development with the Tennessee higher education commission as the state agency charged with administering grants related to work-based learning programs; revises related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 50.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019 · House May 1, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
26
Committee
27
Amendments
2
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 1, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0402)
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0508)
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
May 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/30/2019
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/30/2019
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/29/2019
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/25/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance,Ways & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/17/2019
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/17/2019
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 4/9/2019
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 7, 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
Dolores R. Gresham
RRepublican
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