Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner to commission environmental investigative enforcement officers; specifies circumstances under which park rangers and other law enforcement officers within the department may operate outside parks and other specific areas. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-101; Section 11-3-107; Section 59-8-404 and Section 59-8-308.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Apr 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
31–1
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 8, 2021
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
18
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0029)
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0026)
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/2/21
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/23/2021
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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