Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 1310 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 13, relative to charter schools.

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 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Intro., P1C.

  4. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

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

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

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

  9. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  10. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

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

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

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

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

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

  17. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

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

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Comp. SB subst.

  22. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 275

  23. Filed for introduction

  24. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

  31. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0120)

  32. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5

  33. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  36. Subst. for comp. HB.

  37. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0229)

  38. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 19, PNV 2

  39. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  40. Signed by Senate Speaker

  41. Signed by H. Speaker

  42. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  43. Signed by Governor.

  44. Pub. Ch. 275

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1310 do?
Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.
Who sponsors SB 1310?
SB 1310 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), and Powers, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1310?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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