Bill Commons

TN SB 602

enacted

Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 602 pass?

Yes. TN SB 602 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Pub. Ch. 433

What is TN SB 602 about?

TN SB 602 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 602?

Bailey is the primary sponsor of TN SB 602.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Pub. Ch. 433
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Baileyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Pub. Ch. 433

  2. 2025-05-15

    Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

  3. 2025-05-09

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-05-01

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2025-04-29

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2025-04-23

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  8. 2025-04-21

    Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0432)

    passage

  9. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025

  10. 2025-04-16

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  11. 2025-04-16

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0233)

    amendment-withdrawal

  12. 2025-04-16

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0432)

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-04-16

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 1

    passage

  14. 2025-04-10

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

  15. 2025-04-09

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0284)

  16. 2025-04-09

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0

    passage

  17. 2025-04-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-04-09

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  19. 2025-04-07

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  20. 2025-03-26

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1

  21. 2025-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  22. 2025-03-19

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  23. 2025-03-19

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  24. 2025-03-12

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025

  25. 2025-03-12

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  26. 2025-03-05

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  27. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-02-10

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  29. 2025-01-31

    Filed for introduction

    filing

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Documents

Votes

  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/26/2025 Passed

    2025-03-26 · pass · 7-1

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

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 28-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-16 · pass · 89-2

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

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/21/2025 Passed

    2025-04-21 · pass · 33-0

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