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Bill Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2. Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 161 Tennessee SB 161 (114)
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Tennessee SB 161 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0163 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA0420 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0279 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/26/2025 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — 861 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (2) — 290 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — 330 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Hensley — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-15 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2025-01-16 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2025-01-27 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-03-05 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  • 2025-03-12 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
  • 2025-03-12 Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/19/2025
  • 2025-03-19 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
  • 2025-03-19 Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
  • 2025-03-26 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
  • 2025-03-27 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-04-01 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
  • 2025-04-03 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2025-04-03 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 passage
  • 2025-04-03 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0279)
  • 2025-04-07 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2025-04-16 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025
  • 2025-04-16 Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 6 passage
  • 2025-04-16 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0420) amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-16 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0163) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2025-04-16 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2025-04-17 Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0420) passage
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-22 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2025-04-23 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2025-05-05 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-05-13 Effective date(s) 05/05/2025, 07/01/2025
  • 2025-05-13 Pub. Ch. 359

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b5ba98e3-1584-44cd-8d4b-b9e1d0a3924d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).