# Tennessee SB 1817: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to dependent children of service members. Tennessee SB 1817, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to dependent children of service members., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1817-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1817 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to dependent children of service members. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Local Education Agencies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military children get disability services at enrollment: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee school districts must have a student's existing disability-plan services ready when enrollment begins. This applies to military dependents enrolling in public school under Tennessee Code § 49-6-3101(b). Covered plans are active Section 504 plans, individualized fam… - Military juniors and seniors can stay enrolled: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible military dependents in grades 11 or 12 can stay at their Tennessee high school. This applies when a service member's move on military orders causes the student to live outside the district. The school must be run by the local school board for the district where the… - Military families get enrollment flexibility with deadlines: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee districts must allow eligible military dependents to enroll before moving into the requested school's zone. The student must already live in the district because a service member relocated on military orders. The parent must intend to live in that school's zone wit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 834 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1022) (House) - 2026-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-30: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0808) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0834.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1725.pdf) - HA1022: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1022.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1817.pdf) - SA0808: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0808.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed) - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0834.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1725.pdf) - [HA1022 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1022.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1817.pdf) - [SA0808 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0808.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [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 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [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) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1817-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).