# Tennessee SB 2139: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee SB 2139, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2139
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (153 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Charter boards gain remote meeting options: mixed, low. Tennessee public charter school boards can hold scheduled meetings electronically under the same rules as local school boards. Those rules generally require an in-person quorum and allow limited weather or disaster exceptions. Board members living outside Tennessee can join every scheduled meeting…
- School boards face remote meeting limits: mixed, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee local school boards generally need a quorum—the minimum required number of members—physically present for electronic participation. Bad weather or a natural disaster allows an exception when gathering that quorum is impractical or unsafe. Boards can use this e…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 87 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0910, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0910.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0852.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2139.pdf)
- HA0909: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0909.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2139.pdf)
- SA0690: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0690.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0910 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0910.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0852.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2139.pdf)
- [HA0909 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0909.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2139.pdf)
- [SA0690 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0690.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2139-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).