School Vouchers - As enacted, expands student eligibility for an education savings account (ESA) to include students who were not enrolled, and who did not attend, a Tennessee public school for the one full school year immediately preceding the school year for which the student receives an ESA, but who were enrolled in, and who attended, a Tennessee public school in the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, or 2021-2022 school year, and to include students who are not eligible, for the first time, to enroll in a Tennessee school, but who were eligible, for the first time, to enroll in a Tennessee school in the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, or 2021-2022 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2023 · House Mar 30, 2023
How they voted
27–5
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 27, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 59, Nays 29, PNV 6
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Lundberg
RRepublican
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