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Votes at a glance: key bills taken on the House floor, March 27, 2025
Summary
The House disposed of a long calendar on March 27, passing several bills on 3rd reading (including higher‑education and health/insurance measures) and adopting a package of education and consumer items; one high‑profile bill on civil immunity did not secure the required constitutional majority.
During the March 27 session the House advanced numerous bills on 3rd and final consideration. Below are notable floor outcomes and brief descriptions drawn from members’ remarks and the Clerk’s vote tallies recorded on the floor.
- House Bill 12 27 (conforming to a Senate higher‑education bill): Modernizes certain THEC administrative functions; Clerk recorded ayes 95; declared passed.
- House Bill 4 37 (psychiatric collaborative care / Senate bill 437): Supports psychiatric collaborative care models and requires insurer coverage for services provided through those models; Clerk recorded ayes 96; declared passed.
- House Bill 4 37 (insurance model language noted above) and related insurance measures cleared final consideration with committee amendments withdrawn or adopted as described on the floor.
- House Bill 8 25 (Internet/social‑media/AI safety guidance for grades 6–12): Directs the Department of Education to develop guidance by January 2026; the Clerk recorded ayes 88, nays 4, 3 present; bill passed.
- House Bill 8 61 (special education IEP notices and prior distribution): Codifies notice timing (10‑day notice and 48‑hour draft IEP delivery) and copies of evaluations to parents; members debated federal overlap and privacy concerns; the bill was adopted and passed on final consideration.
- Senate Bill 13004 (extension of Care Program access TN repeal date): Moved to extend the repeal from 06/30/2025 to 06/30/2030; Clerk recorded ayes 93, nays 1; declared passed.
- Senate Bill 280 (law enforcement civil immunity): After extensive floor debate, the bill did not receive the constitutional majority required for final passage and was not adopted as passed.
Other bills on the calendar, including measures on consumer billing, county clerk mutual aid, tattoo‑licensing changes, and charitable gaming, were also considered and—where recorded—received final passage during the session. Members announced committee scheduling and recessed the House until Monday, March 31.
