2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0675: 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
2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee- Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0516
Amendment 2-0 to HB0675
4/17/2025Not Adopted
HA0263
Amendment 1-0 to HB0675
4/2/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/7/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/2/2025
15
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/18/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Primary Sponsor
Mark Cochran
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
Cameron Sexton
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Tim Hicks
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Aron Maberry
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Kevin Raper
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican