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
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 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
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
18
Committee
17
Amendments
1
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
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
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 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
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
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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