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type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 729"
citation: "Tennessee SB 729 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0251363d-1216-4153-9b44-47b73326c7a0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0729&ga=114"
source_hash: "e3f0552c3aae19d1ad85c16cbea6e4e82d695daea863c7246d54317fde8b6391"
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 729 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0729.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lowe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 256
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0251363d-1216-4153-9b44-47b73326c7a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).