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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 24, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 07, 2025
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Became LawApr 24, 2025
Tennessee House Bill
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2025: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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Summary
Comments on HB 1253
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 87
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Behn
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cepicky
- Chism
- Clemmons
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Freeman
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Gillespie
- Glynn
- Grills
- Hakeem
- Hale
- Hardaway
- Haston
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Love
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- McKenzie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Moody
- Moon
- Parkinson
- Powers
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Stinnett
- Terry
- Todd
- Towns
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2025 | executive
- Pub. Ch. 296
- Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Apr 24, 2025 | executive
- Signed by Governor.
- Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by Senate Speaker
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Signed by H. Speaker
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0277)
- Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0102)
- Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 7
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to Education Committee
- Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Note HB1253
- Fiscal Memo for HA0102 (5148) - Amendment 1-0 to HB1253
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB1253 -- Education Administration Subcommittee 03/04/2025PDF
- Video: Senate Session - 20th Legislative Day Apr 7, 2025 (03h 02m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 18th Legislative Day Mar 24, 2025 (01h 24m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Mar 20, 2025 (00h 29m)HTML
- Video: Education Committee Mar 18, 2025 (01h 22m)HTML
- Video: Education Committee Mar 11, 2025 (01h 24m)HTML
- Video: Education Administration Subcommittee Mar 4, 2025 (01h 03m)HTML

