Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of educa
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to charter schools.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and to give an enrollment preference to children of the institution's employees or members of its governing body in the same manner afforded to public institutions of higher educati
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 · Mar 20, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5 · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 26, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 21, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 65, Nays 18, PNV 0 · Apr 21, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 30, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · May 7, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · May 11, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · May 22, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 1128 · May 27, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 · May 27, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 · Mar 3, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Apr 8, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 14, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 · Apr 14, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 14, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 21, 2026
House
The numbers
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026 Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Clemmons, Crawford requested to be recorded as voting No HB2000 by Cepicky - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-14 · Passed · Ayes 24, Noes 0
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-31 · Passed · Ayes 13, Noes 3
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-10 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
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 21, 2026).