---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002; creates public charter school commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
description: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002; creates public charter school commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 796"
citation: "Tennessee SB 796 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools", "Charter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 26
action_count: 73
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/979071e8-8772-4020-a2d5-f0308e8b6d02"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0796&GA=111"
source_hash: "0bb63da5d5b6279546462a7ed582acbd71bcf5ef3ce7135771b495c9f6d89834"
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 796 (111) — Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002; creates public charter school commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0114.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0141** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0141.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0299** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0299.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0300** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0300.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0356.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA0357** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0357.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA0384** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0384.pdf)
8. **Amendment HA0385** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0385.pdf)
9. **Amendment HA0386** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0386.pdf)
10. **Amendment HA0406** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0406.pdf)
11. **Amendment HA0407** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0407.pdf)
12. **Amendment HA0409** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0409.pdf)
13. **Amendment HA0410** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0410.pdf)
14. **Amendment HA0411** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0411.pdf)
15. **Amendment HA0412** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0412.pdf)
16. **Amendment HA0413** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0413.pdf)
17. **Amendment HA0414** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0414.pdf)
18. **Amendment HA0416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0416.pdf)
19. **Amendment SA0142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0142.pdf)
20. **Amendment SA0215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0215.pdf)
21. **Amendment SA0343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0343.pdf)
22. **Amendment SA0347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0347.pdf)
23. **Amendment SA0348** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0348.pdf)
24. **Amendment SA0349** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0349.pdf)
25. **Amendment SA0354** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0354.pdf)
26. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0796.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/20/2019 Passed — **13–9** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 13 BY MITCHELL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Failed — **26–64** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2019 Passed — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2019 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 15 BY JOHNSON G. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Failed — **26–67** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **61–37** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed — **67–28** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 6 4/18/2019 Passed — **67–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 12 BY MILLER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Failed — **26–67** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 4/3/2019 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY HODGES PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2019 Passed — **62–29** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/16/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Education for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2019-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 61, Nays 37, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0141) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0114) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 18 - HA0416) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 17 - HA0414) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 16 - HA0413) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Motion to consider failed, Ayes 26, Nays 67, PNV 0 (Amendment 15 - HA0412)
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 14 - HA0411) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Motion to consider failed, Ayes 26, Nays 67, PNV 0 (Amendment 13 - HA0410)
- **2019-04-17** Motion to consider failed, Ayes 26, Nays 67, PNV 0 (Amendment 12 - HA0409)
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 11 - HA0407) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 10 - HA0406) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 9 - HA0386) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA0385) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA0384) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA0357) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-17** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0356) `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0300) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0299) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-18** H. concurred in S. am. no. 6 Ayes 67, Nays 24 PNV 2
- **2019-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - SA0354)
- **2019-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 6 - SA0349)
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - SA0348)
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA0347)
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0343)
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0215)
- **2019-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0142)
- **2019-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 219
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/26/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/979071e8-8772-4020-a2d5-f0308e8b6d02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).