Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA to have an open enrollment period in which a parent or guardian of a student may seek to transfer the parent's or guardian's student to a school in the LEA that the student is not zoned to attend. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
24–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
May 3, 2021
D
Democratic4
50% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 2, PNV 2 (Amendment 1 - HA0408)
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0408)
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 5, PNV 0
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 2, PNV 3
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2021
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Lundberg
RRepublican
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