All Roll Calls
Yes: 129 • No: 26
TennesseeHB 1162114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public charter schools.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Schools, Charter
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More students get charter admission preference
Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, the law expands which students qualify for a public charter school admission preference. Students qualify if they live in the school's district and attended another public school the previous school year. At county-authorized charter schools, county residents also qualify if they attended another district in that county the previous school year. This preference does not guarantee admission. These rules apply each school year thereafter.
Charter schools gain space with limits
Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year and continuing thereafter, commissioner-authorized charter schools must operate in the district that denied their initial application, except for the new facility-use allowance. County-authorized charter schools needing more space can lease available facilities in the same county's only city school system through a written lease for education. Facilities are excluded if their district has a written agreement under § 49-2-140 or was established on or after January 1, 2014. Facility use does not expand school, authorizer, or county-district control or enrollment boundaries; county residents remain charter school students for funding and enrollment and are not treated as out-of-district students. A district hosting these facilities, but with no charter school authorized there, is exempt from the requirements of § 49-13-136(c).
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/21/2025
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025
Yes: 28 • No: 4
House vote • 4/16/2025
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025
Yes: 74 • No: 22
House vote • 4/14/2025
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 4/2/2025
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Yes: 19 • No: 0
House vote • 3/25/2025
HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
5/27/2025Pub. Ch. 518
5/27/2025Signed by Governor.
5/21/2025Transmitted to Governor for his action.
5/9/2025HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
5/8/2025SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/30/2025HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/24/2025HousePassed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4
4/21/2025SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/21/2025SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
4/17/2025SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
4/16/2025HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 22, PNV 0
4/16/2025HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0303)
4/16/2025HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
4/10/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/10/2025HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
4/9/2025HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025HousePlaced on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
3/26/2025HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/25/2025HousePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
3/19/2025HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
3/18/2025HousePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
3/12/2025HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
3/11/2025HousePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
3/5/2025HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/11/2025
3/4/2025House
Bill Text
HA0303 (Substitute)
4/16/2025
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
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