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HB0912 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.

Education Energy
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Sponsor
Cepicky, White
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
No Action Taken
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about what happens to existing reports or studies after the removal of this section.

Removing an Old Education Law

This bill removes a part of Tennessee's education laws that required a study on energy policy.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a section from the state law about education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work at or use the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of laws passed by the state of Tennessee.
Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
A research center at the University of Tennessee that studies public policy issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens to any existing reports or studies.
  • It is unclear if there are other parts of the law still requiring similar energy-related studies.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    No Action Taken

  2. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/8/2026

  3. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on Final Cal. of Education Committee

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  6. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  8. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  9. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  10. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  11. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  13. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  14. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  15. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  16. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  17. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  18. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  19. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  20. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  21. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  22. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1025
By White

HOUSE BILL 912
By Cepicky
HB0912
002842
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 49, relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-1410, is amended by deleting
the section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.