---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, deletes the provision repealing the \"Virtual Public Schools Act\" on June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Section 49-16-216."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, deletes the provision repealing the \"Virtual Public Schools Act\" on June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Section 49-16-216."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 382"
citation: "Tennessee SB 382 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c252793-f352-451f-a06e-09ade92d6af9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0382&GA=113"
source_hash: "f5a51bfd43307912fcc117289742d272f8fbfc9957dd4ae741a91614a228dd24"
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 382 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, deletes the provision repealing the "Virtual Public Schools Act" on June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Section 49-16-216.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0382.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **63–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 22, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 161

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c252793-f352-451f-a06e-09ade92d6af9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).