Tennessee 110th Regular Session (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 959 — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, creates the unruly act of illegal use of a telecommunication device. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 367

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 367

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

  3. Pub. Ch. 367

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

  6. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Companion House Bill substituted

  9. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  10. Failed to adopt, Ayes 10, Nays 19 (Amendment 1 - SA0487)

  11. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0490)

  12. Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 2, PNV 1

  13. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/3/2017

  15. Senate Reset on calendar for 5/3/2017

  16. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  17. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/26/2017

  19. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0306)

  20. Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 2

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Reset on cal. for 4/24/2017

  23. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2017

  24. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  25. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2017

  26. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017

  27. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017

  28. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  29. Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/5/2017

  30. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

  31. Reassigned to Criminal Justice Committee

  32. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  33. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2017

  34. Sponsor change.

  35. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  36. P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

  37. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  38. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  39. P1C.

  40. Filed for introduction

  41. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. Filed for intro.

  43. Intro.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 26 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10200
Republican 14000
Democrat 2001
Total 26201
% of votes cast 90%7%0%3%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Ketron — Yea
Norris — Yea
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Yea
Tracy — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Gresham — Yea
Kelsey — Nay
Lundberg — Nay
Niceley — Yea
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Not Voting
Kyle, Sara Democrat Yea
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Yea
Bailey, Paul Republican Yea
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Yea
Crowe, Rusty Republican Yea
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Yea
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Yea
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Yea
Stevens, John Republican Yea
Watson, Bo Republican Yea
Yager, Ken Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMEND# 1 BY Kelsey 5/3/2017 Failed

Failed 10 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4900
Republican 5800
Democrat 1200
Total 101900
% of votes cast 34%66%0%0%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Beavers — Nay
Bell — Yea
Dickerson — Nay
Ketron — Nay
Norris — Nay
Overbey — Yea
Tate — Nay
Tracy — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Gresham — Nay
Kelsey — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Niceley — Nay
Harris, Torrey C. Democrat Yea
Kyle, Sara Democrat Nay
Yarbro, Jeff Democrat Nay
Bowling, Janice Republican Yea
Briggs, Richard Republican Nay
Crowe, Rusty Republican Nay
Gardenhire, Todd Republican Yea
Haile, Ferrell Republican Nay
Hensley, Joey Republican Yea
Massey, Becky D. Republican Yea
McNally, Randy Republican Nay
Roberts, Kerry Republican Yea
Southerland, Steve Republican Nay
Stevens, John Republican Nay
Watson, Bo Republican Nay
Yager, Ken Republican Nay

Official roll call →

FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2017 Passed (1)

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6002
Republican 24000
Unaffiliated 56000
Total 86002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (88)
Member Party Vote
Byrd — Yea
Calfee — Yea
Casada — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Curcio — Yea
Daniel — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Jernigan — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCormick — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Pitts — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Staples — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tillis — Yea
Weaver — Yea
Brooks H. — Yea
Brooks K. — Yea
Carr — Yea
Hill M. — Yea
Hill T. — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Beck — Yea
Butt — Yea
Carter — Yea
Coley — Yea
Doss — Yea
Favors — Yea
Fitzhugh — Yea
Forgety — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Goins — Yea
Gravitt — Yea
Halford — Yea
Hazlewood — Yea
Holsclaw — Yea
Holt — Yea
Kane — Yea
Powers — Yea
Sargent — Yea
Sexton C. — Yea
Turner — Yea
White D. — Yea
White M. — Yea
Madam Speaker Harwell — Yea
Lollar — Yea
Matheny — Yea
Matlock — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Sanderson — Yea
Swann — Yea
Whitson — Yea
Windle — Yea
Wirgau — Yea
Van Huss — Yea
Akbari, Raumesh Democrat Not Voting
Camper, Karen D. Democrat Not Voting
Clemmons, John Ray Democrat Yea
Hardaway, T.J. Democrat Yea
Love, Jr., Harold Democrat Yea
Miller, Larry J. Democrat Yea
Mitchell, Bo Democrat Yea
Shaw, Johnny Democrat Yea
Alexander, Rebecca K. Republican Yea
Crawford, John Republican Yea
Eldridge, Rick Republican Yea
Faison, Jeremy Republican Yea
Farmer, Andrew Republican Yea
Gant, Ron M. Republican Yea
Hawk, David B. Republican Yea
Hicks, Gary Republican Yea
Howell, Dan Republican Yea
Hulsey, Bud Republican Yea
Keisling, Kelly Republican Yea
Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' Republican Yea
Lamberth, William Republican Yea
Littleton, Mary Republican Yea
Marsh, Pat Republican Yea
Moody, Debra Republican Yea
Pody, Mark Republican Yea
Reedy, Jay D. Republican Yea
Sherrell, Paul Republican Yea
Sparks, Mike Republican Yea
Terry, Bryan Republican Yea
Travis, Ron Republican Yea
Williams, Ryan Republican Yea
Zachary, Jason Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

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HB 959 is sponsored by Casada and Johnson, Gloria (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 959?
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