Schools, Home - As enacted, requires, if a public school offers students the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletic competition without the school being a member of an organization or an association that regulates interscholastic athletic competition, the LEA to permit participation in interscholastic athletics at such school by certain home school students who are zoned to attend the school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 25, 2024
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024 · House Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendment 1
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0719)
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 12, PNV 2
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Niceley
RRepublican
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