Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 1927 — AN ACT to amend Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025, relative to the Education Freedom Act of 2025.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 655

  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 23, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.

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 3/4/2026

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

  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  7. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0600)

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

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  12. Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634)

  14. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678)

  15. Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0

  16. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026

  17. Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678)

  18. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  19. Signed by Senate Speaker

  20. Signed by H. Speaker

  21. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  22. Signed by Governor.

  23. Pub. Ch. 655

  24. Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

  25. Filed for introduction

  26. Intro., P1C.

  27. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  28. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  29. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  30. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/3/2026

  31. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  32. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  33. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  34. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

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

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

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

  38. Sponsor(s) Added.

  39. Comp. SB subst.

  40. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 655

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1927 do?
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.
Who sponsors HB 1927?
HB 1927 is sponsored by Bricken, Rush (Republican) and Sherrell, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1927?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
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