Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1044 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public schools.

Last action — Failed in Senate Education Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    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

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires a parent or guardian who wishes to enroll the parent's or guardian's student into an LEA or public charter school to submit one of the listed documents to the LEA or public charter school upon enrollment of the student unless the parent or guardian pays an amount equal to the amount representing the per pupil state and local funds generated and required through the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula for the LEA in which the participating student resides. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

  2. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  3. Failed in Senate Education Committee

  4. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

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

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

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

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

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  11. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  13. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Filed for introduction

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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1044 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires a parent or guardian who wishes to enroll the parent's or guardian's student into an LEA or public charter school to submit one of the listed documents to the LEA or public charter school upon enrollment of the student unless the parent or guardian pays an amount equal to the amount representing the per pupil state and local funds generated and required through the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula for the LEA in which the participating student resides. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1044?
SB 1044 is sponsored by Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1044?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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