Tennessee House Bill 1261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires the department, in administering the individualized education account program, to develop and implement a process for notifying all parents of their children's potential eligibility for an individualized education account, instead of only ensuring lower-income families are so notified; requires the department to report whether the process increased student participation in the program to the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives by January 31 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to individualized education account program.

Rep. Debra Moody [R]

Rep. Scott Cepicky [R]

Rep. Mary Littleton [R]

Rep. William Slater [R]

2023-04-13 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 26 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 87 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
2023-05-03		Pub. Ch. 321
2023-04-28		Signed by Governor.
2023-04-20	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2023-04-19	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-18	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-14	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2023-04-13	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6
2023-04-13	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0304)
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2023-04-10	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2023-04-06	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2023-04-06	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 0
2023-04-06	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0315)
2023-04-06	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-30	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
2023-03-29	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
2023-03-29	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/29/2023
2023-03-21	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
2023-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
2023-02-15	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2023-02-15	House	Ref. to Education Administration
2023-02-02	House	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB1208 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1261&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1261.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0321.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0315.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1261.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0915.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1261&ga=113