# Tennessee HB 0676: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49, relative to employees of state special schools. Tennessee HB 0676, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49, relative to employees of state special schools., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (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-HB0676-2025-2026 - 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 0676 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49, relative to employees of state special schools. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (189 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Expanded leave for state special-school teachers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee state special-school teachers qualify for the same leave accumulation and use rules as public school teachers. They also qualify for paid family leave under Tennessee Code §8-50-814. Eligible teachers must be licensed by the State Board of Education and employed at… - Matching pay increases for state special-school staff: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee's Education Department sets state special-school salaries and employment terms, subject to the required leave protections. For the 2025-2026 school year onward, each school's salary schedule must match percentage increases in its local school district's schedule. W… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 284 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-09: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0122) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-07: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-07: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0107) (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-01: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0107 (Substitute), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0107.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0284.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0676.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0676.pdf) - SA0122: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0122.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - 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) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0107 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0107.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0284.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0676.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0676.pdf) - [SA0122 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0122.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) - [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-HB0676-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).