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

SB 1891: Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.

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

SB 1891 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025. Primary sponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Pub. Ch. 655.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janice BowlingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. 655
  2. Effective date(s) 04/01/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Signed by H. Speaker
  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0678)
  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.
  11. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0634)
  12. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0678)

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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