# Tennessee SB 2188: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to the apportionment of education funding in a county in which an LEA has established a public virtual school.

Tennessee SB 2188, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to the apportionment of education funding in a county in which an LEA has established a public virtual school., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2188
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to the apportionment of education funding in a county in which an LEA has established a public virtual school.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Education Agencies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (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)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2188.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2188.pdf)
- SA0793: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0793.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2188.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2188.pdf)
- [SA0793 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0793.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2188-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).