HB 1261 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, in administering the individualized education account program, to develop and implement a process for notifying all parents of their children's potential eligibility for an individualized education account, instead of only ensuring lower-income families are so notified; requires the department to report whether the process increased student participation in the program to the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives by January 31 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023 Signed Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023

How they voted

26–6
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 13, 2023
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0315)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 0
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Debra Moody
Debra Moody
RRepublican
TN
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