HB 2709 Tennessee House · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Education - As enacted, specifies who is eligible to attend a voluntary pre-kindergarten program; deletes the pilot pre-kindergarten program; requires that a voluntary pre-kindergarten program be designed to comprehensively address the educational needs of children who are not otherwise eligible for similar programs or who do not have access to a pre-kindergarten program; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Feb 2, 2022 Signed Apr 29, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022

How they voted

30–1

Passed

Total votes 31

Apr 12, 2022

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by Governor.

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Introduced

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

lower

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022

upper

Mar 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0640)

lower

Mar 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0

lower

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Committee

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/1/2022

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/1/2022

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

upper

Feb 7, 2022

Committee

P2C, ref. to Education Administration

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Introduced

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

upper

Feb 2, 2022

Introduced

Filed for introduction

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Introduced

Intro.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors