---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student has reached the age of majority, to provide certain consent before the student may engage in certain activities at school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student has reached the age of majority, to provide certain consent before the student may engage in certain activities at school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1443"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1443 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/351f34a3-e748-4fb8-9fe1-44939183f170"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1443&GA=113"
source_hash: "d402d9cdb866a226360ff01a9b2da030d3745359661cc15f7ab38c3e45b5cecc"
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 1443 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student has reached the age of majority, to provide certain consent before the student may engage in certain activities at school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0431** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0431.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0316.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0464** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0464.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0470** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0470.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1443.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (2) — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **74–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0470)
- **2023-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0464)
- **2023-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0316)
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0431) `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) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 353

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/351f34a3-e748-4fb8-9fe1-44939183f170`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).