School Vouchers - As introduced, requires the department of education to submit an annual report to the general assembly on information about the education freedom scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB 1544 requires Tennessee’s Department of Education to submit an annual report to the state legislature about the Education Freedom Scholarship Program (school vouchers). The report must include data on scholarship recipients’ counties, enrollment schools, grade levels, household incomes, and program costs (like administrative expenses and third-party contracts), while excluding personal student information. This bill directly affects the Department of Education (as the reporting entity) and the General Assembly (as the recipient of the data). The first report is due June 1, 2026, with annual reports due October 1 thereafter.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jody Barrett
RRepublican
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