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

SB 273: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an educational or academic document if the alteration, creation, or duplication is due to the student obtaining the grade through a program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and 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

SB 273 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an educational or academic document if the alteration, creation, or duplication is due to the student obtaining the grade through a program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Pub. Ch. 632.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. 632
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  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 (Amendment 1 - HA0596)
  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.
  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0596)
  12. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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