Bill Commons

TN SB 1891

enacted

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 1891 pass?

Yes. TN SB 1891 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Pub. Ch. 655

What is TN SB 1891 about?

TN SB 1891 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1891?

Bowling is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1891.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 655
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bowlingprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Pub. Ch. 655

  2. 2026-04-06

    Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-01

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-24

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  5. 2026-03-24

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  6. 2026-03-23

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-03-19

    Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678)

    passage

  8. 2026-03-19

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  9. 2026-03-17

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026

  10. 2026-03-16

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  11. 2026-03-16

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634)

    amendment-withdrawal

  12. 2026-03-16

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678)

    amendment-passage

  13. 2026-03-16

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0

    passage

  14. 2026-03-12

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. 2026-03-09

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0600)

  16. 2026-03-09

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  17. 2026-03-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2026-03-09

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  19. 2026-03-06

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  20. 2026-03-04

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  21. 2026-02-26

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  22. 2026-02-02

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-01-22

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  24. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-09 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BRICKEN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed

    2026-03-16 · pass · 90-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-16 · pass · 75-19

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/19/2026 Passed

    2026-03-19 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Campbell: not voting
    • Oliver: not voting

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