Litter Control - As introduced, increases from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor the penalty for committing mitigated criminal littering if the litter is or includes human waste in a container. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2019
Last action Mar 17, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
94–0
Passed
Total votes 94
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican71
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0577)
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2020
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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