Tennessee · House Bill 558 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student attendance.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 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.

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires an LEA or public charter school to allow a student to be absent from school for one full school day each year to allow the student time to address the student's mental or behavioral health. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  6. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.