Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2247 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 963

  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 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    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).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill increases the maximum number of education freedom scholarships available to students.

This legislation revises education law in Tennessee by increasing the cap on education freedom scholarships from 25,000 to 35,000. The bill has passed the Senate with amendments and is currently being discussed in committees.

Summary

Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  13. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/1/2026

  14. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  16. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  20. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0713)

  23. Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA1111)

  24. Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA1120)

  25. Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA1121)

  26. H. adopted am. (Amendment 8 - HA1122)

  27. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 10 - HA1128), Ayes 21, Nays 72, PNV 0

  28. Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA1119)

  29. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1065)

  30. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1066)

  31. H. adopted am. (Amendment 9 - HA1123)

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Passed H., as am., Ayes 52, Nays 43, PNV 0

  34. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  35. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  36. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  37. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA1041)

  38. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 5 - SA1054)

  39. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0671)

  40. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1036)

  41. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1037)

  42. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 18, Nays 14

  43. H. concurred in S. am. no. 5 Ayes 63, Nays 28 PNV 1

  44. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  45. Signed by H. Speaker

  46. Signed by Senate Speaker

  47. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  48. Signed by Governor.

  49. Pub. Ch. 963

  50. Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

  51. Filed for introduction

  52. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  54. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  55. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  56. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  57. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  58. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  59. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026

  60. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026

  61. Sponsor(s) Added.

  62. Companion House Bill substituted

  63. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 963

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2247 do?
Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 2247?
SB 2247 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican) and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2247?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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