---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, extends the date of the repeal of the Virtual Public Schools Act from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16."
description: "Education - As enacted, extends the date of the repeal of the Virtual Public Schools Act from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 70"
citation: "Tennessee HB 70 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham", "Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-07"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a53b998-6437-4f14-afd8-a907c58c1fd7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0070&GA=111"
source_hash: "6c8d0352fbed4beadcfb929e99a888128835c281e41e4e65a8a779d41f0256ef"
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 70 (111) — Education - As enacted, extends the date of the repeal of the Virtual Public Schools Act from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16.

## 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/111/Bill/HB0070.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2019 Passed (1) — **73–20** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/6/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/11/2019 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 2/26/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)
- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Passed on Second Consideration, Held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2019-01-19** Refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-23** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-27** Assigned to s/c House Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/6/2019
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/11/2019
- **2019-02-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2019-02-12** Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Education for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Education for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Education for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Education for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Education for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** No Action Taken
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/19
- **2019-04-22** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2019-04-23** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-23** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 283
- **2019-05-13** Pub. Ch. 283
- **2019-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a53b998-6437-4f14-afd8-a907c58c1fd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).