# Tennessee HB 0061: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to student attendance. Tennessee HB 0061, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to student attendance., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0061-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0061 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to student attendance. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-04-04, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (149 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Student attendance subpoenas reach past school years: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee law allows subpoenas for student attendance records in complaints or referrals under Section 49-6-3009. These subpoenas can cover every prior year the student attended a public school. They must follow the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other applica… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 1 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-04: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-04: Pub. Ch. 133 - 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor. - 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-03-26: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-03-25: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-03-24: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Passed Senate, Ayes 2, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-10: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-06: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025 (House) - 2025-02-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25 (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025 (House) - 2025-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-16: Ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House) - 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0133.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0061.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0061.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0133.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0061.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0061.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0061-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).