# Tennessee SB 1762: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee SB 1762, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and 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, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1762
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Schools, Charter
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (250 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New adult diploma schools with limits: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee authorizes public charter schools for adults seeking a high school diploma. Schools cannot open before the 2029–2030 school year, and existing public schools cannot be converted into them. These schools must follow adult high school teaching and instructional-time…
- Adult charter school funding and oversight: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, adult charter school funding uses a monthly full-time enrollment count: total student enrollment hours divided by 80. This uses a four-hour day and a 20-day school month; the law sets no funding dollar amount. The Education Department must work with the State Board and chart…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Powers
- 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 # 1 4/23/2026 | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 31 |   |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 72 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 72 | 19 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0905 (Substitute), 2026-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0905.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1088.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1762.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1762.pdf)
- SA0798: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0798.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0905 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0905.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1088.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1762.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1762.pdf)
- [SA0798 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0798.pdf)

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- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
- [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1762-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).