# Tennessee SB 0797: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to continuing education for state employees.

Tennessee SB 0797, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to continuing education for state employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 04/03/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0797
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to continuing education for state employees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Employees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Continuing education rules cover Tennessee legislative employees: cost, low. The law extends an existing continuing education requirement to certain full-time Tennessee General Assembly employees. It covers those working more than the usual full-time hours each week for at least four weeks per year. The change took effect when the act became law. The act does not specify th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/27/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-08: Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
- 2025-04-08: Pub. Ch. 121
- 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-25: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0121.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0797.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0797.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0121.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0797.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0797.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0797-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).