Litter Control - As introduced, increases from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor the penalty for committing mitigated criminal littering if the litter is or includes human waste in a container. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2019
Last action Mar 17, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
94–0
Passed
Total votes 94
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican71
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
1
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
Mar 16, 2020
House · Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Mar 12, 2020
House · Amendment adopted
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0577)
Mar 12, 2020
House · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
Mar 11, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
Mar 4, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
Feb 26, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
Feb 19, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2020
Feb 4, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
Jan 29, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2020
Jan 22, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Jan 15, 2020
House · Referred to committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
Jan 15, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Jan 14, 2020
House · Introduced
Intro., P1C.
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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