---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"The Learning Pod Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"The Learning Pod Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 134"
citation: "Tennessee SB 134 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2320699d-fbff-42da-9b18-4d79f88f1b09"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0134&ga=114"
source_hash: "fd07a7a26369096052c21e57ea5e0f2e14f7e836015632917c9b60717793afc1"
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 134 (114) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0301** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0301.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0270** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0270.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0134.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **58–28** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed — **65–27** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0270)
- **2025-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 58, Nays 28, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0301) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 305

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2320699d-fbff-42da-9b18-4d79f88f1b09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).