# Tennessee SB 1951: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation. Tennessee SB 1951, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status became law, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 04/13/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1951-2025-2026 - 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 1951 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: School Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer service for after-school buses: benefit, low. Tennessee allows longer service for buses used only to carry students from school to an after-school program. These buses can run until the later of 20 years from their in-service date or 300,000 recorded miles. After that point, they can finish the current school year while meeting all safety and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 656 - 2026-04-01: Returned by Governor without signature. (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-18: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-03-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0647) (House) - 2026-03-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-05: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0541) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (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 - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0656.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1856.pdf) - HA0647: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0647.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1951.pdf) - SA0541: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0541.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (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 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 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0656.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1856.pdf) - [HA0647 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0647.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1951.pdf) - [SA0541 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0541.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [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 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 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 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) - [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-SB1951-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).