2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0708: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5, relative to the state board of education's subpoena power.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
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 3/4/25
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
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025
18
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(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/7/202554.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/3/20258.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/12/2025113.0 KB