Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Smart Heart Act"; establishes various requirements for automatic external defibrillators in schools and response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 14, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0594)
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/4/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration- Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Cepicky
RRepublican
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