Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes state and national criminal history background checks and investigations of employees and contractors of the department who are likely to have access to individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Mar 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2019 · House Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 25, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
15
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0014)
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0028)
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee-- Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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