State Employees - As enacted, prohibits a state agency from requiring a baccalaureate degree as a condition of state employment unless the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position can only reasonably be obtained through a course of study culminating in a baccalaureate degree. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 50.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Signed Apr 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2022 · House Mar 28, 2022
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Mar 30, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
18
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763)
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 9, PNV 1
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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