2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0016: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits a public school from using public funds to have a membership with an association that regulates interscholastic athletics and prohibits a student from participating in an interscholastic athletic competition due to the student transferring no more than once from a school at which the student previously participated in an interscholastic athletic competition regulated by the association. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

12/17/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
12/20/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
1/14/2025
Sponsor change.
Senate
1/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
1/14/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
1/15/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
3/5/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
Senate
3/12/2025
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0269)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 4
Senate
4/7/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/9/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0299)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Reset on first calendar for February 2026
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0269

Amendment 1-0 to SB0016

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/17/2025
28
Yea
65
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/7/2025
25
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
3/26/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/14/202515.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/17/202415.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/3/2025121.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/8/2025118.1 KB