Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 273
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an educational or academic document if the alteration, creation, or duplication is due to the student obtaining the grade through a program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and Title 49.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Taylor (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 6, 2026): Pub. Ch. 632
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 # 1 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 | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 17, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2025 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 632 - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 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 (Amendment 1 - HA0596) - 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
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0596) - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Mar 20, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025 - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction