---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, permits the commissioner to grant an LEA a waiver of average class size limits to assist the LEA with funding a grow your own program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, permits the commissioner to grant an LEA a waiver of average class size limits to assist the LEA with funding a grow your own program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1790"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1790 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson C", "Powers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-22"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d65efa4f-106a-40b8-b41e-e22655ed9c6a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1790&GA=111"
source_hash: "3534a6f6978f8863857ed6c268e31d197730bd03fc4f5c90eef5cb7632fa3256"
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 1790 (111) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, permits the commissioner to grant an LEA a waiver of average class size limits to assist the LEA with funding a grow your own program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0570** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0570.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1790.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson C — primary (person)
- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2020-01-27** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0570)
- **2020-03-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 587
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 587

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d65efa4f-106a-40b8-b41e-e22655ed9c6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).