---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, creates a liability framework for an employer that accepts or employs a student who is participating in work-based learning coordinated through the student's LEA or a state institution of higher education, including, but not limited to, Tennessee colleges of applied technology; establishes a qualified work-based learning student grant program. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 67."
description: "Education - As enacted, creates a liability framework for an employer that accepts or employs a student who is participating in work-based learning coordinated through the student's LEA or a state institution of higher education, including, but not limited to, Tennessee colleges of applied technology; establishes a qualified work-based learning student grant program. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1599"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1599 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forgety", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 69
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ee88509-ac9f-4de9-9411-98292062ab68"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1599&GA=110"
source_hash: "5327dcd216caec624137985d5990e24fa7eed56fd47b248a6c9181b389b94afa"
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 HB 1599 (110) — Education - As enacted, creates a liability framework for an employer that accepts or employs a student who is participating in work-based learning coordinated through the student's LEA or a state institution of higher education, including, but not limited to, Tennessee colleges of applied technology; establishes a qualified work-based learning student grant program. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1599.pdf)

## Votes

- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/28/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 3/14/2018 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018 4/18/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Forgety — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-03** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1256) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0915) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0894)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1172)
- **2018-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Am. #2 reconsidered, withdrawn.
- **2018-04-25** Am. #2 reconsidered.
- **2018-04-25** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2018-04-25** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2018-04-25** H. Placed on Message Calendar #3 for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-25** Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 2 - HA1256) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 991
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 991
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ee88509-ac9f-4de9-9411-98292062ab68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).