Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SB 0713 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  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 February 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education - As enacted, requires each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and the United States access to the high school at least once a month during student lunch periods for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military and at least once every other month when school is in session to provide further information to students who have expressed interest; provides additional related access. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  6. Sponsor change.

  7. Ref. to Education Committee

  8. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

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

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

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

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

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

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 377

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  25. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0176)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1

  29. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0310)

  34. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  35. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025

  36. Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0310)

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  39. Signed by Senate Speaker

  40. Signed by H. Speaker

  41. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  42. Signed by Governor.

  43. Pub. Ch. 377

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0713 do?
Education - As enacted, requires each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and the United States access to the high school at least once a month during student lunch periods for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military and at least once every other month when school is in session to provide further information to students who have expressed interest; provides additional related access. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0713?
SB 0713 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Powers, Bill (Republican), and Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0713?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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