2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0623: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten enrollment.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department to establish enrollment deadlines for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs so that at-risk students who will be four years old by August 15 must be enrolled by the beginning of the school year and students who are four-year-olds who do not have a disability or who meet the qualifications for enrollment at three years of age must be enrolled by August 30. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/24/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/24/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0132)
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
3/27/2025
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/31/2025
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0623
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/3/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Signed by Governor.

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1
3/31/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/24/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/24/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/11/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/4/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/13/20258.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/30/20258.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/26/2025148.1 KB