Tennessee Senate Bill 2447 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 835
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, encourages all public institutions of higher education to offer instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of hate crime offenses, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape to all entering freshmen during orientation or introductory studies; requires each public institution of higher education to require all entering freshmen, during orientation or introductory studies, to receive instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

As enacted, encourages all public institutions of higher education to offer instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of hate crime offenses, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape to all entering freshmen during orientation or introductory studies; requires each public institution of higher education to require all entering freshmen, during orientation or introductory studies, to receive instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Sen. Jack Johnson [R]

2016-04-07 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-31 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-23 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Pub. Ch. 835
2016-04-26		Effective date(s) 07/01/2016
2016-04-21	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2016-04-13	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2016-04-12	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2016-04-11	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2016-04-07	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2016-04-07	House	Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0
2016-04-07	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0924)
2016-04-07	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2016-04-04	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2016-03-31	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2016-03-31	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0869)
2016-03-29	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/31/2016
2016-03-23	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2016-03-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2016
2016-03-16	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2016
2016-03-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2016
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2409 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 835

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2447&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB2447.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2447&ga=109