Education - As enacted, establishes a deaf mentor and parent advisor program to assist families in implementing bilingual and bicultural home-based programming for young children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind at the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf and the West Tennessee School for the Deaf. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 10.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic6
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
11
Committee
5
May 5, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
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Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2023
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Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
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Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Education Committee
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Jan 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
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Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Massey
RRepublican
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