---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"Access and Opportunity Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"Access and Opportunity Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 443"
citation: "Tennessee SB 443 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb818e42-3bbb-4225-8078-737edb2adc0a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0443&GA=113"
source_hash: "5536a2ba707719f4fa3811723924145726e1a7c2614344930da48ed38abf0764"
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 443 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Access and Opportunity Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0225** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0225.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0085** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0085.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0443.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/1/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **83–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2023
- **2023-02-22** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0085)
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 5, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0225) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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. 165

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb818e42-3bbb-4225-8078-737edb2adc0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).