Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0146 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to student attendance.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 133

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 26, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Education - As enacted, specifies that in an educational neglect case a subpoena may be issued for a student's attendance record, including all previous school years that the student attended a public school, in accordance with relevant privacy laws. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Education Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025

  10. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25

  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  14. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025

  15. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  18. Passed Senate, Ayes 2, Nays 0

  19. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  20. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  21. Signed by H. Speaker

  22. Signed by Senate Speaker

  23. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  24. Signed by Governor.

  25. Pub. Ch. 133

  26. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  27. Filed for introduction

  28. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  31. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  32. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  33. Companion House Bill substituted

  34. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 133

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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0146 do?
Education - As enacted, specifies that in an educational neglect case a subpoena may be issued for a student's attendance record, including all previous school years that the student attended a public school, in accordance with relevant privacy laws. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0146?
SB 0146 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0146?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2025. Enacted.
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