# Tennessee SB 1891: AN ACT to amend Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025, relative to the Education Freedom Act of 2025.

Tennessee SB 1891, AN ACT to amend Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025, relative to the Education Freedom Act of 2025., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 04/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1891
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025, relative to the Education Freedom Act of 2025.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 04/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Dept. of
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (232 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- One-time bonuses for qualifying Tennessee teachers: benefit, medium. The law took effect upon becoming law, but bonus payments require funding approved by the legislature. Tennessee’s Department of Education must pay at least $2,000 once to qualifying teachers employed by local education agencies or public charter schools during 2024–2025. Teachers must meet the def…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/19/2026 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 75 | 19 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BRICKEN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 90 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 04/01/2026
- 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 655
- 2026-04-01: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-23: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678) (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-03-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678) (House)
- 2026-03-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634) (House)
- 2026-03-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0600) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0678, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0678.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0655.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1891.pdf)
- HA0634: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0634.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1891.pdf)
- SA0600: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0600.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0678 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0678.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0655.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1891.pdf)
- [HA0634 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0634.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1891.pdf)
- [SA0600 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0600.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1891-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).