2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0997: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to public charter schools.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, clarifies that a public charter school authorized in its charter agreement to locate in a county local education agency (LEA) is not allowed to charge a student who resides in the county any registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition if the student transfers to the public charter school from another LEA located in the same county. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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 if am 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
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. if am., 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
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0304

Amendment 1-0 to HB0997

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am 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
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025117.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/22/2025115.0 KB