Tennessee Senate Bill 623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on June 1 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-01 - Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, deletes several obsolete provisions and makes various substantive changes to education laws; establishes parameters for the teaching of certain concepts related to race and sex. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Sen. Mike Bell [R]	Sen. Jack Johnson [R]	Sen. Brian Kelsey [R]	Sen. Mark Pody [R]
Sen. John Stevens [R]	Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

2021-05-05 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Previous Question Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report (Y: 25 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Minority Report Motion to Substitute Conference Committee Report (Y: 26 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report (Y: 25 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 65 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 69 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT MINORITY REPORT (Y: 67 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 21 N: 66 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-05-04 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 67 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-04 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 67 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-04 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 69 N: 23 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-01 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-01		Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
2021-06-01		Pub. Ch. 493
2021-05-25	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2021-05-17	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2021-05-13	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2021-05-13	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2021-05-12	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2021-05-06	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-05-05	House	Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 20, PNV 0
2021-05-05	Senate	Conference Committee report adopted, 25 ayes, 7 nays, PNV 1
2021-05-05	House	Conf. comm. appointed Reps. Ragan, Cepicky, White, and Hakeem.
2021-05-05	House	H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/5/21
2021-05-05	Senate	Conference Committee appointed. (Roberts, Kelsey, Bell, Gilmore, Johnson)
2021-05-05	Senate	Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
2021-05-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 5/5/2021
2021-05-05	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-05-04	House	H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
2021-05-04	House	H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 5/4/21
2021-05-04	Senate	Senate refused to concur in amendment
2021-05-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
2021-05-04	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 23, PNV 1
2021-05-04	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0332)
2021-05-04	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0441)
2021-05-04	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2021-04-05	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2021-04-01	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2021-04-01	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2021-04-01	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0144)
2021-03-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
2021-03-24	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
2021-03-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
2021-03-17	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/24/2021
2021-03-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
2021-02-11	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2021-02-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2021-02-09	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0580 (Crossfiled) 2021-06-01 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 493

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0623&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0623.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0493.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0144.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0580.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/FM0643.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0623&ga=112