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

HB 623: Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish enrollment deadlines for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs so that at-risk students who will be four years old by August 15 must be enrolled by the beginning of the school year and students who are four-year-olds who do not have a disability or who meet the qualifications for enrollment at three years of age must be enrolled by August 30. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Enacted 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 623 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish enrollment deadlines for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs so that at-risk students who will be four years old by August 15 must be enrolled by the beginning of the school year and students who are four-year-olds who do not have a disability or who meet the qualifications for enrollment at three years of age must be enrolled by August 30. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Pub. Ch. 192.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jake McCalmonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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. Pub. Ch. 192
  2. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Signed by Senate Speaker
  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  6. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  7. Signed by H. Speaker
  8. H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0623
  9. H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/31/2025
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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