Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish enrollment deadlines for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs so that at-risk students who will be four years old by August 15 must be enrolled by
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten enrollment.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish enrollment deadlines for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs so that at-risk students who will be four years old by August 15 must be enrolled by the beginning of the school year and students who are four-year-olds who do not have a disability or who meet the qualifications for enrollment at three years of age must be enrolled by August 30. - Amends TCA Title 49. HB0623 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 192 by the Se
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 · Mar 14, 2025
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025 · Mar 17, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025 · Mar 18, 2025
Senate
Senate Reset on calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 20, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 21, 2025
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 192 · Apr 28, 2025
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 30, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 3, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 5, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 11, 2025
House
Sponsor change. · Feb 11, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 26, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 · Feb 26, 2025
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Mar 4, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 11, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 20, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 24, 2025
House
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 24, 2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Mar 24, 2025
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0132) · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/31/2025 · Mar 27, 2025
House
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0623 · Mar 31, 2025
House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 2, 2025
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 2, 2025
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Apr 3, 2025
House
The numbers
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MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1House · 2025-03-31 · Passed · Ayes 95, Noes 0
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2025-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 96, Noes 0
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-03-11 · Passed · Ayes 17, Noes 0
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2025-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 7, 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: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (Apr 3, 2025).