Tennessee General Assembly Legislation

Actions For SB1912	Date
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1066	05/23/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	04/20/2016
Companion House Bill substituted	04/20/2016
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2016	04/19/2016
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee	04/19/2016
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2016	04/18/2016
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/19/2016	04/18/2016
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2016	04/14/2016
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0	04/13/2016
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/13/2016	04/06/2016
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee	03/23/2016
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2016	03/16/2016
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2016	03/16/2016
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2016	03/10/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	03/03/2016
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to final calendar	03/02/2016
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/2/2016	02/24/2016
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee	01/25/2016
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration	01/21/2016
Filed for introduction	01/20/2016

Actions For HB2248	Date
Effective date(s) 05/20/2016	05/23/2016
Pub. Ch. 1066	05/23/2016
Returned by Governor without signature.	05/20/2016
Transmitted to Governor for his action.	05/09/2016
Signed by Senate Speaker	05/06/2016
Signed by Senate Speaker	05/06/2016
Signed by H. Speaker	04/22/2016
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.	04/22/2016
Conference Committee report adopted, ayes 22 nays 3	04/21/2016
Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 63, Nays 21 PNV 1	04/21/2016
Conference committee appointed. (Gardenhire, Briggs, Tate)	04/21/2016
Conference Committee appointed (M.Hill, Van Huss, Fitzhugh)	04/21/2016
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2016	04/21/2016
Senate refused to recede from amendment #1	04/21/2016
Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/21/2016	04/20/2016
H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. SA1 HB2248	04/20/2016
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/20/2016	04/20/2016
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 4	04/20/2016
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1020)	04/20/2016
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.	04/20/2016
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration	04/19/2016
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.	04/18/2016
Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 22, PNV 0	04/18/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	04/18/2016
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1159)	04/18/2016
H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA1207)	04/18/2016
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1051)	04/18/2016
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0929)	04/18/2016
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2016	04/14/2016
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2016	04/13/2016
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee	04/12/2016
Action def. in Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/19/2016	04/12/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	04/12/2016
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/12/2016	04/06/2016
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee	04/06/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	04/06/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	04/05/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	03/31/2016
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2016	03/30/2016
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee	03/30/2016
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee	03/29/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	03/24/2016
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/29/2016	03/23/2016
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Civil Justice Committee	03/22/2016
Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/22/2016	03/16/2016
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning	03/15/2016
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/15/2016	03/09/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	02/18/2016
Sponsor(s) Added.	02/04/2016
Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee	01/27/2016
P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning	01/27/2016
P1C.	01/25/2016
Intro.	01/21/2016
Filed for intro.	01/21/2016

	Amendments	Fiscal Memos
SA1020	Amendment 1-0 to SB1912

	Amendments	Fiscal Memos
HA0929	Amendment 1-1 to HB2248
HA1051	Amendment 2-1 to HB2248
HA1159	Amendment 3-1 to HB2248
HA1207	Amendment 4- to HB2248

NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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Fiscal Summary

Decrease State Revenue- $436,700/UTK/Office of Diversity and Inclusion Increase State Revenue - $436,700/F&A/Earmarked for Decal Program Decrease State Expenditures - $436,700/UTK/Office of Diversity and Inclusion Increase State Expenditures - $436,700/F&A/Earmarked for Decal Program

Bill Summary

This bill prohibits the expenditure of state funds to support the office for diversity and inclusion at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and requires that any compliance monitoring required by the federal government that is performed by the office for diversity and inclusion at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, be performed by an employee in the office of the chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

This bill requires that all state funds budgeted for the office for diversity and inclusion at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, be appropriated to the department of finance and administration to be used in a decal program administered by the department to fund the placing of a decal of the national motto on vehicles of local or state law enforcement agencies. The department must pay the costs of designing, producing, and sending out the decals to those law enforcement agencies whose requests for the decals are approved by the department. The law enforcement agencies must pay to affix the decals to the vehicles. Any funds remaining in the decal program at the end of a fiscal year will revert to the general fund.

This bill requires the governor to include in the governor's budget for each fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year in which the decal program is implemented, an amount for the decal program that is equal to the amount spent for the decal program in the previous fiscal year.

ON APRIL 18, 2016, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #4 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2248, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #4 rewrites this bill to provide that no state funds will be expended:

(1) To support the office for diversity and inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; or
(2) By the University of Tennessee to promote the use of gender neutral pronouns, to promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays, or to fund or support sex week.

Under this amendment, 25 percent of the state funds budgeted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for fiscal year 2016-2017, for the office of diversity and inclusion will be allocated by the university to fund a national motto decal program. The university will allocated these funds to the school of art, graphic design program and the university printing and mail services for the design, production, and distribution of the decals to any law enforcement agency that requests them. The version of the national motto to be used on the decals will be the one approved by the United States Congress in 1956. The law enforcement agencies may receive no more than one decal per vehicle and will be responsible for paying the costs of affixing the decals to the vehicles.

Any funds remaining in the decal program at the end of fiscal years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 will not revert to the university's general fund, but will remain available for expenditure in the decal program. Any funds remaining in the decal program at the end of fiscal year 2019-2020 will revert to the university's general fund.

The University of Tennessee must report to the general assembly at the end of each year in which the decal program is operational. The report must include a list of the law enforcement agencies that requested the decals, the number requested by each law enforcement agency, the total number of decals produced, and the total expenditures of the program for the year. Any costs of producing the report must be included in the cost of administration of the program.

The remaining 75 percent of the state funds in the budget of the office for diversity and inclusion at UT Knoxville, for fiscal year 2016-2017, will be reallocated in the university's budget and used by the university solely for scholarships to be awarded through the minority engineering scholarship program. Any such funds not used for scholarships in fiscal year 2016-2017 will remain in the scholarship program for use in future fiscal years.

ON APRIL 20, 2016, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 2248 FOR SENATE BILL 1912, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2248, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to prohibit the expenditure of state funds by the University of Tennessee to promote the use of gender neutral pronouns, to promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays, or to fund or support sex week. This amendment also requires that all funds in the budget of the office for diversity and inclusion at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for fiscal year 2016-2017, be reallocated in the university's budget and used by the university solely for scholarships to be awarded through the minority engineering scholarship program. This amendment further requires that any funds from the budget of the office for diversity and inclusion that are not used for minority engineering scholarships in fiscal year 2016-2017 will remain in the scholarship program for use in future fiscal years.

ON APRIL 20, 2016, THE HOUSE NON-CONCURRED IN SENATE AMENDMENT #1.

ON APRIL 21, 2016, THE SENATE REFUSED TO RECEDE IN ITS ACTION IN ADOPTING SENATE AMENDMENT #1.

ON APRIL 21, 2016, THE HOUSE REFUSED TO RECEDE FROM ITS ACTION AND APPOINTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

ON APRIL 21, 2016, THE SENATE APPOINTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

ON APRIL 21, 2016, THE HOUSE ADOPTED THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND MADE IT THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE.

ON APRIL 21, 2016, THE SENATE ADOPTED THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND MADE IT THE ACTION OF THE SENATE.

FiscalNote for SB1912/HB2248 filed under SB1912

House Floor and Committee Votes

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/21/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................63
          Noes...............................................21
          Present and not voting...................1

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Carr, Carter, Casada, Coley, Cooper, Daniel, DeBerry, Doss, Dunlap, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Fitzhugh, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Hazlewood, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Keisling, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McDaniel, McManus, Moody, Pody, Ragan, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Smith, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Windle, Wirgau, Zachary, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 63.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Armstrong, Beck, Camper, Clemmons, Gilmore, Hardaway, Jernigan, Jones, Kumar, Lamberth, Love, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shaw, Shepard, Stewart, Towns, Turner -- 21.
          Representatives present and not voting were: McCormick -- 1.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/21/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................58
          Noes...............................................24

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Beck, Brooks H, Brooks K, Byrd, Carr, Casada, Coley, Daniel, Doss, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Goins, Halford, Hazlewood, Hicks, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, McManus, Moody, Pody, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, Weaver, White D, White M, Windle, Wirgau, Zachary, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 58.
          Representatives voting no were: Armstrong, Butt, Camper, Clemmons, Cooper, Dunlap, Fitzhugh, Gilmore, Hardaway, Jernigan, Jones, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shaw, Shepard, Smith, Stewart, Towns, Turner, VanHuss -- 24.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................66
          Noes...............................................22

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Casada, Daniel, Doss, Dunlap, Dunn, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Hawk, Hazlewood, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Keisling, Kumar, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Sparks, Swann, Terry, Todd, Travis, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams, Windle, Wirgau, Womick, Zachary, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 66.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Armstrong, Camper, Clemmons, Cooper, Favors, Fitzhugh, Hardaway, Jones, Lamberth, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shaw, Shepard, Smith, Stewart, Towns, Turner -- 22.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2016
Failed
          Ayes...............................................56
          Noes...............................................27
          Present and not voting...................1

          Representatives voting aye were: Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Casada, Daniel, Doss, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Gravitt, Halford, Hawk, Hazlewood, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Reedy, Sargent, Sexton J, Terry, Todd, Travis, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams, Windle, Womick, Zachary, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 56.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Alexander, Armstrong, Camper, Clemmons, Cooper, DeBerry, Dunlap, Dunn, Favors, Goins, Hardaway, Jones, Love, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Rogers, Shepard, Smith, Sparks, Stewart, Swann, Towns, Turner, VanHuss -- 27.
          Representatives present and not voting were: Miller -- 1.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: LIMIT DEBATE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................47
          Noes...............................................39
          Present and not voting...................1

          Representatives voting aye were: Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Carter, Casada, Coley, Daniel, Durham, Eldridge, Forgety, Gravitt, Halford, Hawk, Hazlewood, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, McCormick, McDaniel, Powers, Ragan, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Swann, Terry, Todd, Weaver, White D, White M, Wirgau, Womick, Zachary, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 47.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Alexander, Armstrong, Calfee, Camper, Carr, Clemmons, Cooper, Dunlap, Dunn, Faison, Farmer, Favors, Fitzhugh, Goins, Hardaway, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Jones, Love, Matlock, Mitchell, Moody, Parkinson, Pitts, Pody, Powell, Reedy, Shaw, Shepard, Smith, Sparks, Stewart, Towns, Turner, VanHuss, Williams, Windle -- 39.
          Representatives present and not voting were: Keisling -- 1.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY Brooks K. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................64
          Noes...............................................25

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Casada, Coley, Daniel, Doss, Dunlap, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Keisling, Kumar, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Reedy, Rogers, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, Travis, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams, Windle, Wirgau, Womick, Zachary -- 64.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Armstrong, Camper, Clemmons, Cooper, Dunn, Favors, Fitzhugh, Hardaway, Hawk, Hazlewood, Jones, Lamberth, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shaw, Shepard, Smith, Stewart, Towns, Turner -- 25.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY Brooks K. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................66
          Noes...............................................22
          Present and not voting...................1

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Casada, Daniel, Doss, Dunlap, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Hazlewood, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, Travis, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams, Windle, Wirgau, Womick, Zachary -- 66.
          Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Camper, Clemmons, Coley, Cooper, DeBerry, Dunn, Favors, Fitzhugh, Hardaway, Jones, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shepard, Smith, Stewart, Towns, Turner -- 22.
          Representatives present and not voting were: Armstrong -- 1.

          HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2016 4/14/2016
          Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Fitzhugh, Lamberth, Parkinson, Stewart requested to be recorded as voting No

HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................14
          Noes................................................0

          Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Brooks K, Carter, Dunn, Hawk, Hicks, Hill M, Johnson, Lynn, McCormick, McDaniel, McManus, Sargent, Todd -- 14.

          HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE:
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/6/2016
          Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

          HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/29/2016
          Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Beck, Jones requested to be recorded as voting No

          HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/22/2016
          Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Fitzhugh, Turner requested to be recorded as voting No

          HB2248 by VanHuss - HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE:
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning 3/15/2016
          Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

Senate Floor and Committee Votes

Senate moved to substitute and conform to HB2248

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT Conference Committee Report 4/21/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................22
          Noes................................................3

          Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Beavers, Bell, Bowling, Briggs, Gardenhire, Green, Haile, Harper, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Ketron, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Overbey, Roberts, Southerland, Stevens, Watson, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 22.
          Senators voting no were: Dickerson, Harris, Yarbro -- 3.

HB2248 by VanHuss - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 4/20/2016
Passed
          Ayes...............................................28
          Noes................................................4

          Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Beavers, Bell, Bowling, Briggs, Crowe, Gardenhire, Green, Gresham, Haile, Harper, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Ketron, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Norris, Overbey, Roberts, Southerland, Stevens, Tate, Tracy, Watson, Yager, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 28.
          Senators voting no were: Dickerson, Harris, Kyle, Yarbro -- 4.

SB1912 by Gardenhire - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/19/2016
Passed
          Ayes................................................9
          Noes................................................2

          Senators voting aye were: Haile, Hensley, Ketron, McNally, Norris, Overbey, Stevens, Tate, Watson -- 9.
          Senators voting no were: Dickerson, Harper -- 2.

SB1912 by Gardenhire - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/13/2016
Passed
          Ayes................................................7
          Noes................................................1

          Senators voting aye were: Crowe, Gardenhire, Gresham, Haile, Hensley, Tate, Tracy -- 7.
          Senators voting no were: Dickerson -- 1.

SB 1912 by *Gardenhire

(HB 2248) by *VanHuss

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Fiscal Summary

Bill Summary

House Floor and Committee Votes

Senate Floor and Committee Votes