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TennesseeSB 0471114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13, relative to the Success Sequence Act.

Sponsored By: Janice Bowling (Republican)

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Education, Curriculum

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Schools must teach success sequence outcomes

Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee law defines the success sequence: earn a high school diploma or equivalency, enter work or college, marry, then have children. Starting with the 2026-2027 school year, public schools must teach the positive personal and societal outcomes tied to this sequence and provide supporting evidence. The requirement applies every school year after 2026-2027. This changes what students learn and does not provide direct funding or payments to families.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Rusty Crowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 200 • No: 118

House vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025

Yes: 73 • No: 20

House vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025

Yes: 73 • No: 20

House vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025

Yes: 22 • No: 72

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/27/2025

Yes: 25 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 224

    4/29/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

    4/29/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/21/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/11/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/10/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/9/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/8/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/7/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0269)

    4/7/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 2

    4/7/2025House

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

    3/31/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0171)

    3/27/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5

    3/27/2025Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/27/2025Senate

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/27/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

    3/25/2025Senate

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

    3/19/2025Senate

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

    3/12/2025Senate

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

    2/12/2025Senate

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  21. Filed for introduction

    1/29/2025Senate

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