---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, revises provisions governing released time courses. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, revises provisions governing released time courses. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 307"
citation: "Tennessee HB 307 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Curriculum"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0410654-4909-48b8-a8f5-458e799ffc37"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0307&GA=111"
source_hash: "b7d2154369cd666e53c885a1b4b4ddd4cb4f6909dffbf8725a2af25536d0ab62"
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 HB 307 (111) — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, revises provisions governing released time courses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0251** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0251.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0229** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0229.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0307.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2019 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 3/12/2019 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/3/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** P2C, ref. to Education-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Reassigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Education for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Education for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Education for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0229)
- **2019-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0251) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 272
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 272
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0410654-4909-48b8-a8f5-458e799ffc37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).