STATE BILLTN HB 2000PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to charter schools.

As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and to give an enrollment preference to children of the institution's employees or members of its governing body in the same manner afforded to public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 2000 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1128 · May 27, 2026

Sponsor

SCScott CepickyRepresentative · Republican · HD-064Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1128

Apr 21, 2026Comp. SB subst.House

Apr 14, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026House

Apr 14, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026House

Apr 14, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 8, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026House

Apr 8, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Apr 1, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026House

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Mar 31, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 31, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 25, 2026Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026House

Mar 25, 2026Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026House

Mar 18, 2026Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026House

Mar 17, 2026Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026House

Mar 10, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeHouse

Mar 4, 2026Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026House

Mar 3, 2026Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026House

Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026House

Feb 4, 2026Assigned to s/c K-12 SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 2026P2C, ref. to Education CommitteeHouse

Feb 2, 2026Intro., P1C.House

Jan 22, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeMar 10, 2026 · House · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 31, 2026 · House · 13 yea · 3 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 8, 2026 · House · 9 yea · 1 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 14, 2026 · House · 24 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Schools, Charter

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