Education - As enacted, creates a nine-member Tennessee commission on education recovery and innovation to examine the short and long-term systemic effects that the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters of 2020 have had on the state's educational systems. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jan 29, 2020
Signed Jul 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2020 · House Jun 17, 2020
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Jun 11, 2020
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
28
Committee
28
Amendments
3
Jul 15, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0823)
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Jun 17, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0972)
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0980)
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0691)
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Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0716)
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Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
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Jun 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 6/11/2020
lower
Jun 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/10/2020
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Jun 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Jun 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee / Behind the Budget
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Jun 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 6/9/2020
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Jun 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
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Jun 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/8/2020
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Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 6/3/2020
lower
May 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 6/3/2020
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May 26, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 5/26/2020
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Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee
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Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2020
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Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
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Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Education Committee
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Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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