TN special session: Immigration, school choice, disaster relief bills pass House, Senate - head to Gov. Lee’s desk
Gov. Lee called for a special session for his proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene, and prepare the state for President Trump’s new immigration policies.
TN special session: House passes Gov. Lee’s school choice bill
Gov. Lee called for a special session for his proposed school choice program, a disaster relief package for those affected by Hurricane Helene, and prepare the state for President Trump’s new immigration policies.
Tennessee General Assembly approves school voucher expansion; bill heads to Gov. Lee’s desk
Both the Senate and House of Representatives have passed Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide expansion of school vouchers, otherwise known as the “Tennessee Education Freedom Act of 2025.”
Tennessee lawmakers pass $447M school voucher program in major win for Gov. Bill Lee
The new Education Freedom Scholarship program will offer 20,000 scholarships of about $7,300 to Tennessee students to attend a school of their choice.
Tennessee House, Senate education panels pass private-school vouchers
Tennessee House and Senate education committees passed the governor’s private-school voucher program Tuesday, speeding the $450 million first-year expense to final votes before week’s end. Senators voted 8-1 to send the measure to the finance committee to be considered Wednesday.
Final voucher, immigration votes set for Thursday: Takeaways from Tennessee's special session
Lawmakers passed seven bills through 17 committee hearings in a span of a day. Final votes set for Thursday on vouchers and ...
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Tennessee lawmakers race through special session
Tennessee lawmakers are poised to wrap up their special session Thursday after quickly advancing controversial measures to ...
Tennessee special session ends with 7 bills passed; More than $400 million toward Helene
In total, seven bills were passed during the Tennessee General Assembly Special Session.Included in that, is more than $400 million dollars in Helene recovery f ...
Tennessee's $1B special legislative session kicks off, expected to wrap this week
Tennessee lawmakers on Monday officially began a special legislative session to take up $470 million in Hurricane Helene ...
Helene: Appropriation of $470M in relief made in special session
School choice and immigration garnered most of the attention during the Tennessee General Assembly's special session, but lawmakers also approved $470 million in relief funds for those affected by ...
Photos from day four of the special session at the Tennessee Capitol
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A look at what Tennessee lawmakers accomplished during the 2025 Special Session
In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.
‘Tennessee is heeding the call’: Lee presses forward on immigration agenda in special session
Gov. Bill Lee surprised many when he inserted an “illegal immigration agenda” into his proclamation for a special legislative ...
Day one of Tennessee Special Session in photos
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Immigration debate gets heated as audience members forcibly removed in Tennessee special session
In its special session, the Tennessee legislature is taking on immigration bills, but not without some input from the public ...
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Tennessee governor’s school voucher bill barrels toward final votes in special legislative session
The Senate sponsor defended the voucher proposal against critics who said it favors affluent families: “It shouldn’t be based ...
Special session comes to an end in TN after supporting Trump's immigration goals, creating universal school voucher program
Republican Governor Bill Lee also called the special session to pass bills related to recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene ...