# Tennessee SB 1515: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to the department of education.

Tennessee SB 1515, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to the department of education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/23/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1515
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to the department of education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sunset Laws
- 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

- Tennessee education department stays open through 2029: benefit, low. The law moves the Tennessee Department of Education’s scheduled end date from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2029. This allows the department to keep operating until that date. The law took effect upon becoming law. It does not change education eligibility or funding.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 784
- 2026-04-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-23: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0784.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1515.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1515.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
- SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed)
- SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed)
- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0784.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1515.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1515.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1515-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).