Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 602
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bailey (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 15, 2025): Pub. Ch. 433
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/21/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 16, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/26/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 15, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 433 - May 15, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 - May 9, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 1, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0432) - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025 - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0233) - Apr 16, 2025 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0432) - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 1 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0284) - Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction