Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires an LEA or public charter school to notify a student's parent or guardian prior to commencing instruction of a sexual orientation or gender identity curriculum; permits a parent or guardian to excuse the parent's or guardian's student from a sexual orientation or gender identity curriculum, and prohibits the LEA or charter school from penalizing an excused student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
24–6
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 5, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 64, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Instruction
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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