Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense; allows certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
26–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic4
50% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 88, Nays 4 PNV 0 HB1909
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0748)
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 2
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0553)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 17, PNV 0
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/13/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee - Education Administration Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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