Education - As enacted, requires a student to be considered in violation of a zero tolerance offense and be expelled for not less than one calendar year, except that a director of schools may modify such expulsion on a case-by-case basis, for threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 21, 2023
Signed Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2023 · House Mar 13, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 5, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0075)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 16, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Cepicky
RRepublican
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