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+type: "Bill"
+title: "School Transportation - As enacted, clarifies that the registration fee for one school bus owned by a person under contract with a local education agency (LEA) for the provision of transportation services is equal to the fee charged for a school bus owned by an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4."
+description: "School Transportation - As enacted, clarifies that the registration fee for one school bus owned by a person under contract with a local education agency (LEA) for the provision of transportation services is equal to the fee charged for a school bus owned by an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 815"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 815 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["School Transportation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-30"
+last_action: "2023-05-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71382e3e-c32a-4830-8b34-2bfc03eae9e2"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0815&GA=113"
+source_hash: "0ee46406878362d53c7ebf0a65aead5f457829b0266f49b4dad948c26eed7456"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 815 (113) — School Transportation - As enacted, clarifies that the registration fee for one school bus owned by a person under contract with a local education agency (LEA) for the provision of transportation services is equal to the fee charged for a school bus owned by an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0122.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0310** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0310.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0815.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gardenhire — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
+- **2023-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
+- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
+- **2023-03-30** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2023
+- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
+- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
+- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0310)
+- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0122) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
+- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 462
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71382e3e-c32a-4830-8b34-2bfc03eae9e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+