# Tennessee HB 0656: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee HB 0656, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Effective date(s) 05/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0656
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Effective date(s) 05/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (190 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Leave payouts after school workers die: benefit, low. Tennessee school districts and public charter schools may pay a deceased employee’s estate for unused, earned annual and sick leave. The employee must have died on or after September 1, 2024, while working there. Employers do not have to pay, and the law sets no payment amount. Payments follow the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0815 (Substitute), 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0815.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0909.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0687.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0656.pdf)
- SA0797: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0797.pdf)

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- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
- 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)
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## Sources
- [HA0815 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0815.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0909.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0687.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0656.pdf)
- [SA0797 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0797.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0656-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).