Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 1130 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school counselors.

Last action — Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school in the LEA that enrolls at least 600 students in grades 10 through 12; requires each LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school for which the LEA receives such funding from the department. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  11. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. P2C, ref. to Education Committee- Government Operations for Review

  16. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1130 do?
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school in the LEA that enrolls at least 600 students in grades 10 through 12; requires each LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school for which the LEA receives such funding from the department. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1130?
HB 1130 is sponsored by Farmer, Andrew (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1130?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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