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TN HB 1856

died on adjournment

School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 1856 pass?

No. TN HB 1856 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 (2026-04-06): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656

What is TN HB 1856 about?

TN HB 1856 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1856?

Rudd is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1856.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ruddprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656

  2. 2026-03-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  3. 2026-03-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2026-03-12

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  5. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  6. 2026-03-10

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026

  8. 2026-03-03

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  11. 2026-02-02

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-02

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-22

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  14. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-10 · pass · 20-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (1)

    2026-03-16 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1856&ga=114

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