Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is ultimately adjudicated to be unruly, that the disposition made by the juvenile jud
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is ultimately adjudicated to be unruly, that the disposition made by the juvenile judge or magistrate may include the suspension of the student's driving privileges or ability to obtain a driver license for a period of up to one year. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Numb
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 Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0770) · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7 · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 7, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1004) · Apr 7, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 18, PNV 3 · Apr 7, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 8, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 853 · May 5, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 · May 5, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 3, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Mar 3, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
House
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 · 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. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 1, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 · Apr 2, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 7, 2026
House
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jones RWhite
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-01 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 1, Present and not voting 1
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-03 · Passed · Ayes 4, 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 7, 2026).