---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises the requirement for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement to apply only if certain conditions exist; prohibits the 2022 and 2023 priority school list from being considered as one of the priority school cycles required for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
description: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises the requirement for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement to apply only if certain conditions exist; prohibits the 2022 and 2023 priority school list from being considered as one of the priority school cycles required for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 36"
citation: "Tennessee HB 36 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charter", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hardaway"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/116af901-3e1d-4efb-a15f-f402e5114577"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0036&GA=113"
source_hash: "814047e00ea4680ed595a8ffac879e5e1ac9c19e250bb2e691703275de255633"
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 36 (113) — Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises the requirement for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement to apply only if certain conditions exist; prohibits the 2022 and 2023 priority school list from being considered as one of the priority school cycles required for automatic revocation of a public charter school agreement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0229** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0229.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0382** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0382.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0036.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **83–7** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 3/23/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/7/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hardaway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2023-01-12** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** No Action Taken
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-03-30** Reset on cal. for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 7, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0229) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0382)
- **2023-04-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-02** Pub. Ch. 290

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/116af901-3e1d-4efb-a15f-f402e5114577`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).