2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0415: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, reduces the amount of state-mandated assessments for students in grades three through 12; reduces the required amount of evaluations for teachers or principals who are "at expectations" or above; requires the state board of education to promulgate rules to create the hours equivalent of the 180-day requirement for classroom instruction; makes various other education-related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
3/6/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/10/2025
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2025
Senate
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/15/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0282)
Senate
4/17/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1
Senate
4/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/17/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/22/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0263)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0516)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 17, PNV 1
House of Representatives

Amendments

SA0282

Amendment 1-0 to SB0415

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/22/2025
79
Yea
17
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/22/2025
72
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/17/2025
29
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202545.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/3/202545.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/202544.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/25/2025154.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/3/2025221.9 KB