# Tennessee SB 0821: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee SB 0821, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0821
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Education, Curriculum
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (215 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Prevention grants help students in Tennessee: benefit, low. The law takes effect upon enactment and creates a three-year school substance abuse and violence prevention pilot. Tennessee’s education department awards grants of up to $13,300 each to exactly three local education agencies. The pilot begins in the 2026–2027 school year and ends July 1, 2029. App…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 87 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 32 |   |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 |   |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 7 |   |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1058
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1233) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 1, PNV 1 (House)
- 2026-04-22: H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1233) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1232) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0552) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0963) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/1/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee / Behind the budget (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/27/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 1/27/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1233, 2026-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1233.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1058.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0821.pdf)
- HA0552: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0552.pdf)
- HA1232: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1232.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0821.pdf)
- SA0963: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0963.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1233 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1233.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1058.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0821.pdf)
- [HA0552 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0552.pdf)
- [HA1232 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1232.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0821.pdf)
- [SA0963 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0963.pdf)

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