2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0861: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to special education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires LEAs to notify parents or guardians of a student at least 10 days before the student's individualized education program (IEP) meeting; requires LEAs to provide a copy of all evaluations and assessments of a student conducted for purposes of the student's IEP and, if created, a copy of a student's draft IEP, unless previously declined, to the student's parent or guardian at least 48 hours prior to a scheduled IEP team meeting. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
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 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
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
Rec. for pass. if am., 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 Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0058)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 2
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/27/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0168)
Senate
3/27/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Senate
3/28/2025
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.

Amendments

HA0058

Amendment 1-0 to HB0861

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/27/2025
92
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/27/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/11/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
2
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(4/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/24/2025114.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/12/2025113.7 KB