Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025, relative to the Education Freedom Act of 2025.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
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P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
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Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/3/2026 · Feb 17, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Mar 3, 2026
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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
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 655 · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 · Mar 6, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0600) · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 12, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634) · Mar 16, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678) · Mar 16, 2026
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Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0 · Mar 16, 2026
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Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678) · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 24, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2Senate · 2026-03-19 · Passed · Ayes 26, Noes 0, Present and not voting 2
REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BRICKEN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 90, Noes 1, Present and not voting 1
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 75, Noes 19
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-09 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 9, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 1, 2026).