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TennesseeSB 0827114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to nonpublic schools.

Sponsored By: Joey Hensley (Republican)

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Schools, Private

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Bill Overview

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

More flexible rules for online private schools

Beginning July 1, 2025, certain fully online, self-paced private schools are exempt from class size, school-day length, and student vaccination rules. To qualify, a school must be accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission and also regionally accredited under the state board’s Category III list. Families using these schools get more scheduling and enrollment flexibility. But this also removes a vaccine-based health protection for those students. The state board may adopt rules now, and the change applies to the 2025–26 school year and after.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joey Hensley

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Ken Yager

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 108 • No: 20

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 75 • No: 14

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2025

Yes: 26 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 380

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/5/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/23/2025Senate

  5. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/22/2025Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/22/2025Senate

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/22/2025House

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/16/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0308)

    4/16/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 14, PNV 2

    4/16/2025House

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

    3/24/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0131)

    3/20/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5

    3/20/2025Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/20/2025Senate

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/20/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025

    3/18/2025Senate

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

    3/12/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

    3/5/2025Senate

  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

    2/4/2025Senate

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