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

SB 416: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by LEAs. - 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

SB 416 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Pub. Ch. 427.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ferrell HailePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. 427
  2. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0309)
  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.
  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0309)
  12. Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 9, PNV 1

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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