Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002; creates public charter school commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2019 · House Apr 18, 2019
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Apr 18, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Nay
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
72
Key actions
30
Committee
26
Amendments
15
Apr 26, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 6 - SA0349)
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 6 Ayes 67, Nays 24 PNV 2
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0299)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0300)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0356)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA0357)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA0384)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA0385)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 9 - HA0386)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 10 - HA0406)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 11 - HA0407)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 14 - HA0411)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 16 - HA0413)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 17 - HA0414)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 18 - HA0416)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0114)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0141)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 61, Nays 37, PNV 0
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2019
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means 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 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2019
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation 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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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