# Tennessee HB 2149: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee HB 2149, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 04/16/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2149
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (134 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Returning students can face discipline after withdrawal: cost, low. Tennessee school districts and public charter schools can keep investigating discipline issues after a student withdraws during the investigation. If the student returns to the same district or charter school, it can impose discipline based on the findings. Any discipline must follow that district’…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 24 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 85 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0871 (Substitute), 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0871.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0760.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2149.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2149.pdf)
- SA0802: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0802.pdf)

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- HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed)
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## Sources
- [HA0871 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0871.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0760.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2149.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2149.pdf)
- [SA0802 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0802.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026)
- [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026)
- [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026)
- [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026)
- [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026)
- [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2149-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).