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.
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
The tally
Yes 58 · No 28 · Not voting 7 · Present 6
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Republicans | 58 | 5 | 6 / 6 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Ed ButlerR41No
- Jody BarrettR69No
- Kelly KeislingR38No
- Timothy HillR3No
- Todd WarnerR92No
The full roll (99)
Yes 58
- Andrew FarmerR17
- Aron MaberryR68
- Becky Jo AlexanderR7
- Brock MartinR79
- Bryan TerryR48
- Bud HulseyR2
- Cameron SextonR25
- Charlie BaumR37
- Chris HurtR82
- Chris ToddR73
- Clark BoydR46
- Dan HowellR22
- Dave WrightR19
- David HawkR5
- Debra MoodyR81
- Dennis PowersR36
- Doc KumarR66
- Elaine DavisR18
- Esther Helton-HaynesR30
- Fred AtchleyR12
- Gary HicksR9
- Gino BulsoR61
- Greg MartinR26
- Iris RudderR39
- Jake McCalmonR63
- Jason ZacharyR14
- Jay ReedyR74
- Jeremy FaisonR11
- Jerome MoonR8
- John CrawfordR1
- Johnny GarrettR45
- Justin LaffertyR89
- Kevin RaperR24
- Kevin VaughanR95
- Lee ReevesR65
- Lowell RussellR21
- Mark CochranR23
- Mark WhiteR83
- Mary LittletonR78
- Michele CarringerR16
- Pat MarshR62
- Paul SherrellR43
- Renea JonesR4
- Rick ScarbroughR33
- Robert StevensR13
- Ron GantR94
- Ron TravisR31
- Rush BrickenR47
- Ryan WilliamsR42
- Scott CepickyR64
- Susan LynnR57
- Tandy DarbyR76
- Tim HicksR6
- Tim RuddR34
- Tom LeatherwoodR99
- William LamberthR44
- William SlaterR35
- Former memberR
No 28
- Aftyn BehnD51
- Antonio ParkinsonD98
- Bo MitchellD50
- Bob FreemanD56
- Caleb HemmerD59
- Ed ButlerR41
- Gabby SalinasD96
- Gloria JohnsonD90
- Harold LoveD58
- Jesse ChismD85
- Jody BarrettR69
- John ClemmonsD55
- Johnny ShawD80
- Justin JonesD52
- Justin PearsonD86
- Karen CamperD87
- Kelly KeislingR38
- Larry MillerD88
- Ronnie GlynnD67
- Sam McKenzieD15
- Shaundelle BrooksD60
- T.J. HardawayD93
- Timothy HillR3
- Todd WarnerR92
- Torrey HarrisD91
- Vincent DixieD54
- Yusuf HakeemD28
- Former memberD
Present 6
- Kip CapleyR71
- Kirk HastonR72
- Michael HaleR40
- Michele ReneauR27
- Mike SparksR49
- Rick EldridgeR10
Not voting 7
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.