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HB2149 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jones R, Crowe
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the impact of these changes on parent-teacher communication programs, making it unclear how this change will affect such programs.

Education Act Changes

This bill changes Tennessee's education laws to allow schools and charter schools to continue investigating students who leave during an investigation and to discipline them if they return.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows local education agencies (LEAs) or public charter schools to keep investigating a student even after the student leaves the school during an investigation.
  • Permits LEAs or public charter schools to discipline a student who returns if they find out that the student broke rules while being investigated.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools in Tennessee
  • Students who are under disciplinary investigation when they leave their school

Terms To Know

LEA
Local Education Agency, which is a local government agency that manages public education.
Public Charter School
An independent public school that operates under a contract with the state or local school district.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a student who left during an investigation never returns to the same LEA or charter school.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect parent-teacher communication programs in schools.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2149

Plain English: This amendment allows schools to continue investigating and disciplining students who leave during an investigation and later return.

  • Schools can now keep investigating students even if they withdraw from school while under investigation.
  • If a student returns after leaving during an investigation, the school can discipline them based on the results of that investigation.
  • The amendment does not specify what types of disciplinary actions are allowed or how long investigations can last.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2433

Plain English: This amendment allows schools to continue investigating and disciplining students who leave during an investigation if they return later.

  • Schools can now keep investigating students even after they withdraw from school during an ongoing disciplinary process.
  • If a student returns to the same school after withdrawing, the school can still discipline them based on the results of the unfinished investigation.
  • The exact details of how schools will implement this policy are not specified in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  2. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  4. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  5. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 8

  6. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0802)

  7. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  8. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  10. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  11. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 7, PNV 2

  14. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0871)

  15. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  17. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  19. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  20. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  21. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  24. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  26. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  29. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  31. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  32. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  34. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2149, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize a
n LEA or public charter school
to
continue a disciplinary investigation of a student who, during the investigation, withdraws from the LEA or public charter school.

If a student withdraws from an LEA or public charter school during a disciplinary investigation of the student and the student later reenrolls in the LEA or public charter school, then the LEA or public charter school may discipline the student in accorda
nce with the LEA's or public charter school'
s policy based on the results of the disciplinary investigation of the student.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2433
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 2149
By Jones R
HB2149
012177
- 1 -

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-308, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.