Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes qualified aliens enumerated in federal law to apply for a funeral director's license or an apprentice registration; deletes an obsolete provision in the code concerning licensees from 1951. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Feb 5, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2020 · House Mar 16, 2020
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 9, 2020
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/10/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Business Subcommittee to 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clark Boyd
RRepublican
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