Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

93 lines
6.6 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Home - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent-teacher of a home school student provide proof of the student's immunizations and receipt of health services or examinations required by law generally for children in this state to the local education agency; exempts home school students from the immunization requirements applicable to students attending a school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility; authorizes an LEA, in situations where a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic or extracurricular activity or event, to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68."
description: "Schools, Home - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent-teacher of a home school student provide proof of the student's immunizations and receipt of health services or examinations required by law generally for children in this state to the local education agency; exempts home school students from the immunization requirements applicable to students attending a school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility; authorizes an LEA, in situations where a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic or extracurricular activity or event, to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 252"
citation: "Tennessee HB 252 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Home", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barrett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2e0ee78-b8c2-4147-b4d5-59cf110d24b1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0252&GA=113"
source_hash: "b0dc6dee399d0d7f4f6d6c17efbf8905a9bc358eac6a5b44203f0e0b5a861e47"
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 252 (113) — Schools, Home - As enacted, removes the requirement that a parent-teacher of a home school student provide proof of the student's immunizations and receipt of health services or examinations required by law generally for children in this state to the local education agency; exempts home school students from the immunization requirements applicable to students attending a school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool, or child care facility; authorizes an LEA, in situations where a home school student participates in an LEA-sponsored interscholastic or extracurricular activity or event, to request and receive proof that the student received a health service or examination that is required for the LEA's students to participate in the activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0009** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0009.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0386** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0386.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0252.pdf)
## Votes
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/7/2023 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2023 Passed — **6825** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **255** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2023 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-17** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-02-27** Reset on cal. for 3/2/2023
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0009) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0386)
- **2023-04-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-02** Pub. Ch. 296
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2e0ee78-b8c2-4147-b4d5-59cf110d24b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).