2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0355: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to virtual school students.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires a public school under the jurisdiction of an LEA that offers students the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletic competitions to allow the LEA's virtual school students to participate in interscholastic athletics at the public school in the LEA for which they are zoned and that they are otherwise eligible to attend. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173

Amendments

HA0184

Amendment 1-0 to HB0355

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/18/2025
17
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2/18/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/30/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/25/202578.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/202510.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/23/202510.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025112.5 KB