Tennessee · House Bill 1249 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 5; Title 6; Title 9; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education.

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 8, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education - As introduced, deletes an obsolete reference to the date July 1, 1993, after which a child is not able to enter first grade without having attended an approved kindergarten program, unless the child otherwise meets the requirements of the state board of education for transfer or admission and is accepted by the LEA. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 5; Title 6; Title 9; Title 49 and Title 67.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  4. HouseSponsor change.
  5. HouseRef. to Education Administration
  6. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  8. HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
  9. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 3/22/2023
  10. HouseAction def. in Education Administration to 4/5/2023
  11. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 4/5/2023
  12. HouseTaken off notice for cal. in Education Administration

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.