2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

SB0161: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2, relative to boards of education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt a policy for the selection of, and to select for the 2025-2026 school year and for each subsequent school year, at least one junior or senior student to serve as a nonvoting student member on the board for at least one one-year term that coincides with the school year for which the student is selected. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.

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Bill History

1/15/2025

Filed for introduction

Senate

1/16/2025

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Senate

1/27/2025

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 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

Senate

3/27/2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

Senate

4/1/2025

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

Senate

4/3/2025

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0279)

Senate

4/3/2025

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0

Senate

4/3/2025

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

Senate

4/7/2025

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

Subst. for comp. HB.

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0163)

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0420)

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 6

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025

Senate

4/17/2025

Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0420)

Senate

4/22/2025

Enrolled and ready for signatures

Senate

4/22/2025

Signed by Senate Speaker

Senate

4/22/2025

Signed by H. Speaker

House of Representatives

4/23/2025

Transmitted to Governor for action.

Senate

Amendments

SA0279

Amendment 1-0 to SB0161

3/27/2025Not Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2

4/17/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION

4/16/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration

4/3/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

3/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Enrolled(4/22/2025)

Chamber

Senate

SB0161: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2, relative to boards of education.

Legislative Summary

Demographic Impact

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Bill History

Amendments

SA0279

Roll Call Votes

Status Information

Sponsors

Primary Sponsor

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

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