School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace,
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 22, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee · Feb 2, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee · Feb 2, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 25, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee · Mar 3, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
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
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656 · 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 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 · Feb 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0541) · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 5, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0647) · Mar 16, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 · Mar 16, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 19, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 20, 2026
Senate
Returned by Governor without signature. · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
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REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 92, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-02 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-02-25 · 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: Returned by Governor without signature. (Apr 1, 2026).