2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1310: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13, relative to charter schools.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
3/5/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
Senate
3/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/12/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/21/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/24/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0120)
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5
Senate
3/24/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/27/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0229)
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 19, PNV 2
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/17/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate
4/24/2025
Signed by Governor.
Senate

Amendments

SA0120

Amendment 1-0 to SB1310

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/14/2025
70
Yea
19
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/14/2025
73
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/24/2025
27
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
3/12/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202535.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202535.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025117.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/1/2025115.6 KB