School Transportation - As enacted, reduces, from 25 to 23, the age required for a person to receive an initial school bus endorsement if the person is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the national guard or reserves, or a licensed teacher employed by an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Mar 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 22, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0054)
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0011
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Safety & Funding Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Safety & Funding Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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