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TennesseeSB 0124114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the transfer of student records.

Sponsored By: Bill Powers (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Faster student record transfers for families

When your child changes schools, the old school or district must send records within 5 business days after it gets the request. This applies to moves within the same district and between districts. Records include grades, discipline, behavior, and special education files. If the new school got records but your child does not enroll, the new school must tell the old school within 5 business days of getting the records. All record sharing must follow FERPA privacy rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bill Powers

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 156

    5/2/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

    5/2/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/11/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/3/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/2/2025Senate

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/2/2025House

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/1/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/31/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0166)

    3/31/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/31/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/27/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0178)

    3/24/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    3/24/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/24/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

    3/21/2025Senate

  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/19/2025Senate

  17. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

    3/12/2025Senate

  18. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    1/16/2025Senate

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/15/2025Senate

  20. Filed for introduction

    1/14/2025Senate

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