Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 9 R cosponsors

HB 1856 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 18, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - 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 2/18/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0541)

  10. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  12. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  13. Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0647)

  15. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

  16. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  17. Signed by Senate Speaker

  18. Signed by H. Speaker

  19. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  20. Returned by Governor without signature.

  21. Pub. Ch. 656

  22. Effective date(s) 04/13/2026

  23. Filed for introduction

  24. Intro., P1C.

  25. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  26. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  29. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  30. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026

  31. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  32. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  33. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  34. Comp. SB subst.

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (123)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1856 do?
School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1856?
HB 1856 is sponsored by Martin G, Rudd, Tim (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Sparks, Mike (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), and Carringer, Michele (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1856?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
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