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Tennessee General Assembly · HB 708 · Comp. SB subst.

Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or releva

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5, relative to the state board of education's subpoena power. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 31, 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 2/19/2025 · Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/19/2025 · Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 19, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025 · Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 · Feb 24, 2025

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 24, 2025

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Feb 27, 2025

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 20, PNV 0 · Apr 16, 2025

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 22, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 23, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor. · May 5, 2025

Senate

Pub. Ch. 376 · May 13, 2025

House

Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 · May 13, 2025

House

Filed for introduction · Feb 3, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 5, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 6, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 · Feb 12, 2025

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Feb 18, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025 · Feb 19, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25 · Feb 25, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025 · Feb 26, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025 · Mar 4, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025 · Mar 5, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025 · Mar 11, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025 · Mar 18, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

House

Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 · Mar 25, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 2, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 · Apr 9, 2025

House

H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 10, 2025

House

Objected to on Consent Calendar. · Apr 14, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025 · Apr 14, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 16, 2025

House

The numbers

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sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

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Recorded votes

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-04-02 · Passed · Ayes 18, Noes 1
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2025-02-18 · Passed · Ayes 6, 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: Comp. SB subst. (Apr 16, 2025).