Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires students to pass a civics test to receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school; revises and enacts other provisions relating to civics test. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB1016 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 442 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For HB1016Date
    Effective date(s) 07/01/201905/29/2019
    Pub. Ch. 44205/29/2019
    Signed by Governor.05/22/2019
    Transmitted to Governor for his action.05/15/2019
    Signed by Senate Speaker05/13/2019
    Signed by H. Speaker05/08/2019
    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.05/06/2019
    H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 77, Nays 6 PNV 0 HB101605/01/2019
    H. Placed on Message Calendar04/30/2019
    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 004/30/2019
    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0388)04/30/2019
    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.04/30/2019
    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration04/24/2019
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.04/23/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/22/2019
    Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 15, PNV 304/22/2019
    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0379)04/22/2019
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/201904/18/2019
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/201904/17/2019
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee04/17/2019
    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/201904/17/2019
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee04/17/2019
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/201904/17/2019
    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee04/17/2019
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee04/10/2019
    Placed on cal. Education for 4/10/201904/03/2019
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 04/02/2019
    Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 4/2/201903/27/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/07/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/06/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/05/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/18/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/14/2019
    Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee02/13/2019
    P2C, ref. to Education02/11/2019
    P1C.02/07/2019
    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.02/07/2019
    Sponsor change.02/07/2019
    Intro.02/06/2019
    Filed for introduction02/06/2019
    Actions For SB1243Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 44205/29/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.05/01/2019
    Companion House Bill substituted04/30/2019
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/201904/25/2019
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 004/17/2019
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/17/201904/10/2019
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/17/201904/10/2019
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/10/201904/03/2019
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/10/201904/03/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/01/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/28/2019
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/3/201903/27/2019
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/3/201903/27/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/21/2019
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/27/201903/20/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/18/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/14/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/12/2019
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/07/2019
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee02/11/2019
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration02/07/2019
    Filed for introduction02/07/2019
  • AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    HA0379Amendment 1-0 to HB1016Fiscal Memo for HA0379 (7906)  
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0388Amendment 1-1 to SB1243Fiscal Memo for SA0388 (8066)  

    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

    Increase State Expenditures - Up to $10,000/One-Time Increase Local Expenditures - Up to $10,000/One-Time


    Bill Summary

    ON APRIL 22, 2019, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1016, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 requires that the high school civics test include at least 50, rather than all 100, questions from the civics test administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens; specifies that the test must be composed of at least 29 questions on American government, 16 questions on American history, and seven questions on integrated civics; reestablishes 70 percent as the threshold for a passing score; increases the threshold for a school to be designated as a United States civics all-star school from all seniors who received a regular diploma having passed the civics test to all seniors receiving a regular diploma having scored 85 percent or higher on the test; and specifies that taking and passing the civics test is necessary to meet the social studies credit requirements for a full high school diploma.

    ON APRIL 30, 2019, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1016 FOR SENATE BILL 1243, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1016, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 incorporates the changes made by House Amendment #1 except this amendment deletes from present law and this bill the exemption from the civics test for any student who has an individualized education program (IEP) under which the civics test is determined to be an inappropriate requirement for the student.

  • FiscalNote for HB1016/SB1243 filed under HB1016

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    HB1016 by Weaver - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 5/1/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................77
              Noes................................................6

              Representatives voting aye were: Baum, Boyd, Bricken, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Cepicky, Chism, Cochran, Coley, Crawford, Curcio, DeBerry, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Gant, Griffey, Hakeem, Halford, Hall, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Moody, Moon, Ogles, Potts, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Sanderson, Sexton J, Shaw, Sherrell, Smith, Sparks, Staples, Terry, Thompson, Tillis, Todd, Travis, Van Huss, Vaughan, Weaver, White, Whitson, Williams, Windle, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Casada -- 77.
              Representatives voting no were: Clemmons, Dunn, Hodges, Johnson G, Parkinson, Stewart -- 6.

    HB1016 by Weaver - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................77
              Noes...............................................15
              Present and not voting...................3

              Representatives voting aye were: Baum, Boyd, Bricken, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Cepicky, Cochran, Coley, Crawford, Curcio, Daniel, DeBerry, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Gant, Garrett, Griffey, Halford, Hall, Hardaway, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Jernigan, Johnson C, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Moon, Ogles, Potts, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Sanderson, Sexton C, Sexton J, Shaw, Sherrell, Smith, Sparks, Staples, Terry, Tillis, Todd, Travis, Van Huss, Vaughan, Weaver, White, Whitson, Williams, Windle, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Casada -- 77.
              Representatives voting no were: Chism, Clemmons, Cooper, Dixie, Freeman, Hakeem, Hodges, Johnson G, Lamar, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Powell, Stewart, Towns -- 15.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Beck, Dunn, Thompson -- 3.

    HB1016 by Weaver - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................68
              Noes...............................................28

              Representatives voting aye were: Baum, Boyd, Bricken, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Carter, Cepicky, Cochran, Coley, Crawford, Curcio, Daniel, Doggett, Dunn, Eldridge, Farmer, Gant, Garrett, Griffey, Halford, Hall, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton, Hicks, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Johnson C, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Moon, Ogles, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Sexton C, Sexton J, Sherrell, Smith, Terry, Tillis, Todd, Travis, Van Huss, Vaughan, Weaver, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Casada -- 68.
              Representatives voting no were: Beck, Camper, Chism, Clemmons, Cooper, DeBerry, Dixie, Faison, Freeman, Hakeem, Hardaway, Hodges, Jernigan, Johnson G, Lamar, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Potts, Powell, Shaw, Sparks, Staples, Stewart, Thompson, Towns, Windle -- 28.

              HB1016 by Weaver - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB1016 by Weaver - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB1016 by Weaver - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB1016 by Weaver - HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2019
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    HB1016 by Weaver - HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 4/2/2019
    Passed
              Ayes................................................4
              Noes................................................3

              Representatives voting aye were: Baum, DeBerry, Moody, White -- 4.
              Representatives voting no were: Dixie, Dunn, Leatherwood -- 3.

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Senate moved to substitute and conform to HB1016

    HB1016 by Weaver - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/30/2019
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................30
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Bell, Bowling, Briggs, Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Gilmore, Gresham, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Kelsey, Massey, Niceley, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Robinson, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 30.

    SB1243 by Gresham - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/17/2019
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Bell, Crowe, Dickerson, Gresham, Haile, Hensley, Kelsey, Lundberg -- 9.