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

SB 2247: Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - 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

SB 2247 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 963.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 963
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
  7. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  10. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  12. Filed for introduction

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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