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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 1968 · Signed by Governor.

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to attendance. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6. SB1968 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 844 by the Secretary of State.
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 Education Committee · Feb 2, 2026

House

Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee · Feb 2, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026

House

Rec for pass if am 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

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 6, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 15, 2026

House

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 844 · May 5, 2026

Senate

Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 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

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 - SA0542) · Mar 2, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, 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. · Apr 15, 2026

House

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1024) · Apr 15, 2026

House

Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1129), Ayes 24, Nays 69, PNV 0 · Apr 15, 2026

House

Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 24, PNV 5 · Apr 15, 2026

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 15, 2026

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 16, 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

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Lowe

Recorded votes

REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 66, Noes 24, Present and not voting 5
REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-15 · Failed · Ayes 24, Noes 69
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-02 · Passed · Ayes 30, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 27, 2026).