---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 135"
citation: "Tennessee SB 135 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91f44e36-1398-460b-9515-69a1434036d3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0135&GA=113"
source_hash: "b2f676d4ebb19345530bc92fec7202738bae6ee6822c405502e0ec03db486259"
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 135 (113) — Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the "Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002." - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0529** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0529.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0910** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0910.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1004.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA1025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1025.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA1026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1026.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA1058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1058.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA1100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1100.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA0558** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0558.pdf)
9. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0135.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **76–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 2/21/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2024 Passed — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Failed — **21–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/29/2024 Passed — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Failed — **20–69** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **63–26** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY MITCHELL AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Failed — **20–70** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** 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** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-01-31** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0558)
- **2024-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 26, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA1100) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-18** Failed to adopt, Ayes 20, Nays 70, PNV 0
- **2024-04-18** Failed to adopt, Ayes 20, Nays 69, PNV 0
- **2024-04-18** Failed to adopt, Ayes 21, Nays 70, PNV 0
- **2024-04-18** Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA1004) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0910) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0529) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2024
- **2024-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 (Amendment 2 - HA0910) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 923

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91f44e36-1398-460b-9515-69a1434036d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).