Tennessee · Senate Bill 809 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten education.

SB 809 Sponsored by Page Walley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who resides within the geographic area served by the LEA; removes all application requirements for pre-kindergarten programs; removes the requirement…

Read the full title (102 words)

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who resides within the geographic area served by the LEA; removes all application requirements for pre-kindergarten programs; removes the requirement for a community pre-k advisory council; requires this state to fund 100 percent of the costs required for an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Senate Education Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/22/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/8/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  7. SenateReset on Final calendar of Senate Education Committee
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  9. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.