Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 0740 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school nutrition.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · 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.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Education - As introduced, requires local boards of education to establish a program to provide free school breakfast and lunch to disadvantaged students; subject to funding, requires the state to reimburse LEAs for providing such free breakfasts and lunches after all federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  2. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

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  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  9. Placed behind the budget

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

  11. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

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

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

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  37. Ref. to Education Committee

  38. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  41. Intro., P1C.

  42. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  43. Filed for introduction

  44. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0740 do?
Education - As introduced, requires local boards of education to establish a program to provide free school breakfast and lunch to disadvantaged students; subject to funding, requires the state to reimburse LEAs for providing such free breakfasts and lunches after all federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0740?
SB 0740 is sponsored by Harshbarger, Bobby (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Campbell, Heidi (Democrat), Seal, Jessie (Republican), and Southerland, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0740?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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