TN SB 494
died on adjournmentEducation - As introduced, enacts the "Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act," which creates a new category of independent home schools that are not subject to the data collection, reporting, or assessment requirements applicable to existing independent home school programs and that exempts such home school students and parents from compulsory school attendance requirements; prohibits the department of safety from conditioning the issuance of a driver license or learner's permit on a school-aged applicant's attendance record or enrollment status. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
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Did TN SB 494 pass?
No. TN SB 494 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 (2025-04-11): Sponsor(s) Added.
What is TN SB 494 about?
TN SB 494 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As introduced, enacts the "Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act," which creates a new category of independent home schools that are not subject to the data collection, reporting, or assessment requirements applicable to existing independent home school programs and that exempts such home school students and parents from compulsory school attendance requirements; prohibits the department of safety from conditioning the issuance of a driver license or learner's permit on a school-aged applicant's attendance record or enrollment status. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 494?
Bowling is the primary sponsor of TN SB 494.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-04-11 — Sponsor(s) Added.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bowlingprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-04-11
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-12
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-05
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/12/2025
2025-03-05
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
2025-03-03
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-27
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
2025-02-12
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-10
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-02-06
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-01-29
Filed for introduction
filing
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 552
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