Schools, Charter - As enacted, prohibits a county LEA or public charter school authorized to operate in a county LEA from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition for a student who resides in the county an
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to public charter schools.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Schools, Charter - As enacted, prohibits a county LEA or public charter school authorized to operate in a county LEA from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition for a student who resides in the county and who transfers to a public charter school authorized to operate in the county LEA from another LEA located in the same county. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 388 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 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 2/26/2025 · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Feb 26, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025 · Mar 4, 2025
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0026) · Mar 6, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 · Mar 6, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 6, 2025
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 6, 2025
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 10, 2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 16, 2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0304) · Apr 16, 2025
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0 · Apr 16, 2025
House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025 · Apr 16, 2025
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0304) · Apr 17, 2025
Senate
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. 388 · May 13, 2025
House
Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 · May 13, 2025
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 6, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 10, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 · Feb 26, 2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · 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. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 2, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 · Apr 9, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 10, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 10, 2025
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 16, 2025
House
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
StevensWhite
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-04-02 · Passed · Ayes 18, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am 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: Comp. SB subst. (Apr 16, 2025).