# Tennessee HB 0861: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to special education. Tennessee HB 0861, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to special education., 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) 04/11/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0861-2025-2026 - 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 0861 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to special education. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Local Education Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (145 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents get advance special education information: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee school agencies must notify parents or guardians at least 10 calendar days before individualized education program (IEP) meetings. Families and agencies can agree to meet sooner under State Board of Education rules. At least 48 hours before the meeting, agenci… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Reeves ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 | pass | 92 | 1 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 199 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-03-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-03-27: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0168) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-27: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 2 (House) - 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-27: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0058) (House) - 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/2025 (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) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 (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) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0058 (Substitute), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0058.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0199.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0861.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0861.pdf) - SA0168: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0168.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [HA0058 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0058.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0199.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0861.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0861.pdf) - [SA0168 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0168.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [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-HB0861-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).