Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 1758 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 55, relative to school transportation.

Last action — Governor returned.

  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 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 23, 2026.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

School Transportation - As introduced, allows, as an alternative to undergoing an annual physical and mental examination, a school bus driver to annually verify to the local board of education that they possess a valid certificate issued by a medical examiner certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the United States department of transportation signifying that the school bus driver is medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

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

  7. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

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

  10. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  11. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  12. Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026

  13. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  14. Comp. SB subst.

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Filed for introduction

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  21. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026

  22. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  24. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  25. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0605)

  26. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  27. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  29. Subst. for comp. HB.

  30. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0632)

  31. Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0

  32. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Signed by H. Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  36. Senate requested Governor to return

  37. Recalled from S.

  38. Governor returned.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

transportation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1758 do?
School Transportation - As introduced, allows, as an alternative to undergoing an annual physical and mental examination, a school bus driver to annually verify to the local board of education that they possess a valid certificate issued by a medical examiner certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the United States department of transportation signifying that the school bus driver is medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.
Who sponsors SB 1758?
SB 1758 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican) and Lowe, Adam (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1758?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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