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

HB 759: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - 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 759 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat MarshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse62

“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. 256
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  7. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
  8. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
  12. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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