Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1891
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bowling (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 6, 2026): Pub. Ch. 655
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/19/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BRICKEN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | 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) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 655 - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/01/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634) - Mar 16, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678) - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0600) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction