STATE BILLTN HB 1856PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation.

State of Tennessee

As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Apr 6, 2026
220 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
TN HB 1856 · PassedApr 6

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Bill details

Last action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656 · Apr 6, 2026

Sponsors

TRTim RuddRepresentative · Republican · HD-034Primary sponsor
FAFred AtchleyRepresentative · Republican · HD-012
GMGreg MartinRepresentative · Republican · HD-026
BTBryan TerryRepresentative · Republican · HD-048
EDElaine DavisRepresentative · Republican · HD-018
RBRush BrickenRepresentative · Republican · HD-047
MSMike SparksRepresentative · Republican · HD-049
CDClay DoggettRepresentative · Republican · HD-070
Show 2 more sponsors
LRLowell RussellRepresentative · Republican · HD-021
MCMichele CarringerRepresentative · Republican · HD-016

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 6, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656
Mar 16, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House
Mar 16, 2026Comp. SB subst.House
Mar 12, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026House
Mar 11, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026House
Mar 10, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse
Mar 4, 2026Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026House
Mar 3, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation CommitteeHouse
Show 6 earlier actions
Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026House
Feb 25, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House
Feb 2, 2026Assigned to s/c Transportation SubcommitteeHouse
Feb 2, 2026P2C, ref. to Transportation CommitteeHouse
Jan 22, 2026Intro., P1C.House
Jan 21, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation CommitteeMar 3, 2026 · House · 9 yea · 0 nayPassed
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMar 10, 2026 · House · 20 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • School Transportation

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