HB 1997 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, requires the trust principal of the K-12 mental health endowment account to be reduced by $75,000,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and reallocated to the trust's K-12 mental health special reserve account. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 5.

This law moves $75 million from the K-12 mental health endowment account to a special reserve account for the fiscal year ending in June 2024. The change affects how funds within the state's mental health trust are managed by shifting a specific portion of the principal into a separate reserve. While the department of mental health and substance abuse services must still submit a spending plan, the law clarifies that the trustees cannot decide how the money in this new reserve is spent. The act also updates the legal code to remove language referring to funds remaining in the trust.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 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 Apr 8, 2024 · House Mar 18, 2024

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 8, 2024
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
11
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 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Photo of Gary Hicks
Gary Hicks
RRepublican
TN
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