---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, revises present law concerning participation in school board meetings by electronic participation. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, revises present law concerning participation in school board meetings by electronic participation. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1268"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1268 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c64e3ea5-7574-44bf-b2e8-9ec4157c5976"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1268&GA=113"
source_hash: "e3a2f4dcab7e1e0b2bdb4f7603d2a1f86c18d68a171189b36faa599b2e8db740"
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 1268 (113) — Education - As enacted, revises present law concerning participation in school board meetings by electronic participation. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0429** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0429.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0385** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0385.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1268.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **84–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 19, Nays 13 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0385)
- **2023-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0429) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 350

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c64e3ea5-7574-44bf-b2e8-9ec4157c5976`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).