Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes qualified aliens enumerated in federal law to apply for an embalmer's license; changes the requirement that an applicant for an embalmer's license have obtained an associate of arts degree to an associate degree. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-307.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2019 · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 4, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0025)
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 2
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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