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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2."
+description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 161"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 161 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-15"
+last_action: "2025-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5ba98e3-1584-44cd-8d4b-b9e1d0a3924d"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0161&ga=114"
+source_hash: "6b97e3223a2a1cc56cc720c69ac92463b77e2458856d4cd94537c46659d75abc"
+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 161 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0163.pdf)
+2. **Amendment HA0420** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0420.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0279.pdf)
+4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0161.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/26/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **86–1** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
+- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
+- **2025-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025
+- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
+- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
+- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
+- **2025-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
+- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2025-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0279)
+- **2025-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2025-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025
+- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 6 `passage`
+- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0420) `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0163) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0420) `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025
+- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 359
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5ba98e3-1584-44cd-8d4b-b9e1d0a3924d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+