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

HB 1199: 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.

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 1199 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 359.

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
Doc KumarPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“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. 359
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  7. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
  8. Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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