Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an e
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-136 and Title 49, relative to student records.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an educational or academic document if the alteration, creation, or duplication is due to the student obtaining the grade through a program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and Title 49. Companion bill
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 23, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 27, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025 · Mar 14, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 17, 2025
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 17, 2025
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 20, 2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 16, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0596) · Mar 16, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 16, 2026
House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0596) · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 24, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 632 · Apr 6, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · Apr 6, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 27, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 3, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 3, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Education Committee · Feb 5, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025 · Feb 5, 2025
House
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Mar 6, 2025
House
Sponsor change. · Mar 6, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 · Mar 12, 2025
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
House
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee · Apr 1, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026 · Jan 21, 2026
House
Meeting Canceled · Jan 26, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026 · Jan 28, 2026
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar · Feb 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 9, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 16, 2026
House
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-10 · Passed · Ayes 17, Noes 0
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 19, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-11 · Passed · Ayes 8, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Mar 16, 2026).