---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, revises the requirements for electronic participation in school board meetings under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, revises the requirements for electronic participation in school board meetings under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2139"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2139 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dc70a74-340e-45bd-9a0e-6a6c332952d5"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2139&ga=114"
source_hash: "4e19b5a2eca1b451d836674a2d624dddaff5efea31786d1b7367f64f0a4746ea"
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 2139 (114) — Education - As enacted, revises the requirements for electronic participation in school board meetings under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0909** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0909.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0910** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0910.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0690** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0690.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2139.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/11/2026 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **87–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (2) — **28–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0690)
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0910) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0909) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0910) `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 852

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dc70a74-340e-45bd-9a0e-6a6c332952d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).