# Tennessee SB 0494: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55, relative to the Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act.

Tennessee SB 0494, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55, relative to the Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-11 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0494
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55, relative to the Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/12/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0494.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0494.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0494.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0494.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0494-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).