2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0545: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to artificial intelligence.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the department to provide at least one professional development course that provides asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and that is made available, at no cost, to teachers in grades 6-12; requires such teachers to complete at least one department-approved professional development course on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom by August 1, 2027, or within two years of becoming licensed as a teacher in this state, whichever is later. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/25/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2/25/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mark Cochran
Mark Cochran
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/31/20258.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/29/20258.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/2025125.2 KB