Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, prohibits eligible postsecondary institutions, for purposes of state lottery proceeds, from denying a student residential housing on the campus of, or in affiliation with, the eligible postsecondary institution solely because of the student's award of a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Last action Mar 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2019
How they voted
25–4
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 21, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0111)
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/13/2019
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/27/2019
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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