Tennessee Senate Bill 2559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on June 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-03 - Pub. Ch. 1013
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, requires that LEAs make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians and that the official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child; revises other provisions relative to parental inspection of school materials. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 70.

As enacted, requires that LEAs make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians and that the official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child; revises other provisions relative to parental inspection of school materials. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 70.

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Rep. Judd Matheny [R]

2014-04-16 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-15 - House - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-10 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 27 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-26 - Senate - S. ED. COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-03	House	Pub. Ch. 1013
2014-06-03	House	Effective date(s) 07/01/2014
2014-05-22	House	Signed by Governor.
2014-05-13	House	Transmitted to Gov. for action.
2014-05-07	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2014-05-01	House	Signed by S. Speaker
2014-04-22	House	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2014-04-16	House	S. concurred in H. am. 1
2014-04-16	House	Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 cal. for 4/16/2014
2014-04-15	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0
2014-04-15	House	H. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - HA1180)
2014-04-15	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2014-04-14	Senate	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2014-04-10	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2014-04-10	Senate	Passed S. as am., Ayes 27, Nays 0
2014-04-10	Senate	S. adopted am.(Amendment 2 of 0 - SA0961)
2014-04-10	Senate	S. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - SA0960)
2014-04-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/10/2014
2014-04-08	Senate	S. Reset on Cal. for 4/10/2014
2014-04-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/8/2014
2014-03-26	Senate	Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2014-03-26	Senate	Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/26/2014
2014-03-24	Senate	Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 3/26/2014
2014-03-19	Senate	Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/24/2014
2014-03-19	Senate	Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 3/24/2014
2014-03-13	Senate	Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 3/19/2014
2014-02-10	Senate	P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm.
2014-02-06	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2014-02-05	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB2453 (Crossfiled) 2014-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1013

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2559&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB2559.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB2559&ga=108
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=H&BillNumber=HB2453&ga=108