---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 449"
citation: "Tennessee SB 449 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Hurt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b55ef2f-017b-4700-8a91-a3ea31da4ec8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0449&GA=112"
source_hash: "31572e4d248392ebfd815f0dc698a4df2be216731ea713deb25e43d71f756ca0"
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 449 (112) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0049.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0094.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0449.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/4/2021 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/2/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Hurt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0094)
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-05-05** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0049) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/27/2021
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 589
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 589

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b55ef2f-017b-4700-8a91-a3ea31da4ec8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).