Firefighters - As enacted, creates a program managed by the commissioner of commerce and insurance to annually award grants to volunteer fire departments for the purchase of firefighting equipment or to meet local match requirements for federal grants for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019 · House Apr 30, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
32
Committee
33
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0518
lower
May 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0451)
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
R/S Ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/1/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Committee-- Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bell
RRepublican
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