HB1818

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to school transportation.

Introduced·1/21/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB1818 amends school transportation regulations to ensure all students live within 1.5 miles of their assigned school receive.

Tennessee HB1818 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to school transportation. It redesignates a subsection and adds a new subdivision stating that if a board of education contracts for transportation services with persons owning equipment, then the board must provide transportation to all students who live more than one and one-half miles from their assigned school. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

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In committee
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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

12 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Not Voting

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History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 9

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Mar 11

House

Placed behind the budget