SB 714 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the LEA to determine the factors that may be contributing to the LEA meeting such criteria; requires the oversight board to develop a transformation plan that identifies performance and operational goals for the LEA and benchmarks for assessing the LEA's progress toward meeting such goals; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.

SB 714 changes the annual deadline for Tennessee's Departments of Education and Health to submit a report on student medication and healthcare procedures. The bill moves the submission date from October 31 to October 1 each year, requiring the departments to report on self-administered medications, healthcare procedures, and recommendations for comprehensive school health. This report covers all public and nonpublic accredited schools in the state. The change provides an earlier timeline for reviewing school health practices and recommendations.

Bill status signed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Failed

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 22, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

32–6

Passed

Total votes 38

Apr 22, 2025

D Democratic7

1 Yea 6 Nay

85% Nay

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by Governor.

lower

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by H. Speaker

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by Senate Speaker

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Majority Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nays 6

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Majority Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 73, Nays 19 PNV 0

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee appointed. (Taylor, Powers, Akbari, Lowe, White)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0456)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0311)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0519)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0536)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA0539)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 30, PNV 2

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Amended

Senate refused to concur in amendment

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2025

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2025

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors