HB 6 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to enroll LEAs' employees' children into the voluntary pre-kindergarten program if space is available after enrollment of at-risk children; authorizes LEAs to charge the employee tuition and fees for such enrollment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB 6 allows Tennessee local school districts (LEAs) to enroll children of their employees in voluntary pre-kindergarten programs if space remains after enrolling at-risk children. It specifically permits districts to charge employees tuition and fees up to the program's actual cost for these enrollments. The bill amends state education law to add this provision as a new subsection (f) under Section 49-6-104, ensuring at-risk children retain priority. This directly affects LEA employees and their children, with no change to eligibility requirements for at-risk students. The law became effective after being signed into public chapter 225 on April 29, 2025.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2025

How they voted

1010
Passed
Total votes 101
Apr 7, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican79
79 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Apr 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Education Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Michael Hale
Michael Hale
RRepublican
TN
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