Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 552
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Warner (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 12, 2025): Sponsor(s) Added.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee 3/11/2025 Failed (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Mar 12, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction