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SB2403Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to education.

Passed

Introduced by Dawn White, District 13

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to students, requiring the department to publish the percentage of students who attain proficiency for the English language arts portion of the TCAP, and establishing the assessment review board to annually review the TCAP tests administered to students in the most recent school year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report · April 23, 2026

23

Yes

4

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

27 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Randy McNally5Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0686)

  10. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0528)

  11. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  14. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. Subst. for comp. HB.

  16. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1018)

  17. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1153)

  18. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1156)

  19. Passed H., as am., Ayes 54, Nays 31, PNV 3

  20. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026

  21. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  22. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  23. H. refused to recede from adopting H am. no. 2 & 3

  24. Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.

  25. Conference Committee appointed (White, Powers, Oliver)

  26. H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  27. Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Cepicky, White, Carringer, McKenzie)

  28. Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 23, Nays 4

  29. Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 68, Nays 18 PNV 3

  30. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  31. Signed by Senate Speaker

  32. Signed by H. Speaker

  33. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  34. Signed by Governor.

  35. Pub. Ch. 1132

  36. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026

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