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

SB 0656 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55, relative to school buses.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    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).

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

School Transportation - As introduced, extends the use of service of a conventional and Class D school bus from 200,000 miles to 230,000 miles. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor change.

  3. Intro., P1C.

  4. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  5. Ref. to Transportation Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  7. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee

  9. Filed for introduction

  10. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  13. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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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Subjects

transportation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0656 do?
School Transportation - As introduced, extends the use of service of a conventional and Class D school bus from 200,000 miles to 230,000 miles. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55.
Who sponsors SB 0656?
SB 0656 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0656?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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