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Tennessee HouseSB 134

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 305 by the Secretary of State.

Passed 58–28Party-line

What it does: ON APRIL 3, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 134, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, enact the "The Learning Pod Protection Act," which makes the following revisions to present law:  Provides that the purpose of the Act is to allow parents to voluntarily participate in or associate with learning pods to advance the parents' children's K-12 education without being subject to regulation. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION

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The tally

Yes 58 · No 28 · Not voting 7 · Present 6

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats0231
Republicans5856 / 6

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (99)

Yes 58

No 28

Present 6

Not voting 7

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.