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

HB 1823: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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 1823 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Kevin Raper (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 844.

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
Kevin RaperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24

“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. 844
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026
  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
  10. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
  12. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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