# Tennessee SB 2441: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to virtual schools. Tennessee SB 2441, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to virtual schools., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2441-2025-2026 - 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 2441 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to virtual schools. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Local Education Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (127 yes, 32 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public list identifies closed-school providers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, virtual-school establishers may contract with nonprofit or for-profit providers to run and manage schools. Tennessee’s Department of Education must maintain and publish a list on its website of providers whose virtual schools closed under the performance rules. The list cove… - District funding excludes departing virtual students: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee changes district funding after a virtual school closes under the performance rules. Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement payments exclude students who attended that virtual school the prior year and leave the district after closure. This reduces the district… - School warnings limit families’ enrollment options: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee districts must warn providers and enrolled students’ parents or guardians about struggling virtual schools. Notice is required after two straight years of schoolwide TVAAS growth rated “significantly below expectations,” counting periods starting in 2025–26 or late… - Virtual school closures bring family protections: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee school districts must close virtual schools that meet either academic performance rule. Priority-school identification triggers closure, starting with the first priority list released after the 2025 list. Closure also follows three straight years of schoolwide stud… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/16/2026 | pass | 27 | 1 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 69 | 21 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 4 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 905 - 2026-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA1014) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 21, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-13: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1014) (House) - 2026-04-13: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-23: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0611) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (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 - HA1014 (Substitute), 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1014.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0905.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2441.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2441.pdf) - SA0611: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0611.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (signed) - SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing. (failed) - SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (signed) - SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) ## Sources - [HA1014 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1014.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0905.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2441.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2441.pdf) - [SA0611 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0611.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2468-2025-2026) - [SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2410-2025-2026) - [SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2419-2025-2026) - [SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to pr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2295-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [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-SB2441-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).