Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of educat
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13, relative to charter schools.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing cer
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 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
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 7, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 14, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 21, 2025
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0120) · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 27, 2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 14, 2025
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0229) · Apr 14, 2025
House
Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 19, PNV 2 · Apr 14, 2025
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 16, 2025
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 17, 2025
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 21, 2025
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 24, 2025
Senate
Pub. Ch. 275 · Apr 29, 2025
House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 · Apr 29, 2025
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 10, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 10, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 12, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 12, 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
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 Government Operations Committee · Apr 1, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025 · Apr 2, 2025
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 7, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 · Apr 9, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 10, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2025
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 14, 2025
House
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 8, Noes 6, Present and not voting 1
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations CommitteeHouse · 2025-04-01 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 4
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2025-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 5, 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 14, 2025).