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TN HB 708

died on adjournment

Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 708 pass?

No. TN HB 708 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376

What is TN HB 708 about?

TN HB 708 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 708?

Cepicky is the primary sponsor of TN HB 708.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cepickyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  6. 2025-02-18

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-19

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025

  8. 2025-02-25

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/4/25

  9. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  10. 2025-03-04

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025

  11. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  12. 2025-03-11

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  13. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  14. 2025-03-18

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  15. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  16. 2025-03-25

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  17. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  18. 2025-04-02

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  20. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  21. 2025-04-14

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025

  22. 2025-04-14

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  23. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  24. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/18/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-02-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-02 · pass · 18-1

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0708&ga=114

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