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Tennessee Senate · Mar 18, 2026

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed (1)

Result: pass

SB 2346: Children - As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

Totals

YeaNay
Republican80
Total80

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rusty Crowe(Republican)Yea
Ferrell Haile(Republican)Yea
Joey Hensley(Republican)Yea
Adam Lowe(Republican)Yea
Mark Pody(Republican)Yea
Dennis Powers(Republican)Yea
Kerry Roberts(Republican)Yea
Mark White(Republican)Yea