Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 0415 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

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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 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 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, creates an advisory committee on innovations in K-12 education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 426

  2. Pub. Ch. 426

  3. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0263)

  13. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0516)

  14. Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 17, PNV 1

  15. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  19. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0282)

  20. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  24. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025

  25. Placed behind the budget

  26. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  27. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2025

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  32. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  33. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/10/2025

  36. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  37. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  38. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

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

  42. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  43. Sponsor(s) Added.

  44. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  45. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  46. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

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

  48. Sponsor(s) Added.

  49. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  50. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  52. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  53. Sponsor(s) Added.

  54. Sponsor(s) Added.

  55. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  56. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  57. Sponsor(s) Added.

  58. Sponsor(s) Added.

  59. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

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

  61. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  62. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  64. Intro., P1C.

  65. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  66. Sponsor change.

  67. Filed for introduction

  68. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 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 0415 do?
Education - As enacted, creates an advisory committee on innovations in K-12 education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0415?
SB 0415 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Southerland, Steve (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), and Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0415?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 0415?
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