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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1003: Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vaccination, and assessment requirements in order to operate in this state as an approved Category III nonpublic school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1003 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vaccination, and assessment requirements in order to operate in this state as an approved Category III nonpublic school. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 380.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kirk HastonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 380
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  6. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/17/2025
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  8. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
  11. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  12. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source