Education, Dept. of - As enacted, makes various changes to the state's special education laws; transfers, from the state board of education to the department of education, control over the state's special schools. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-322; Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 50.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House Apr 1, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0113)
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/25/2019
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0070)
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
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 Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education-- Government Operations for Review
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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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