Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 1838 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to career readiness assessments.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide all high school students, instead of only high school seniors, the opportunity to take a nationally recognized career readiness assessment; requires the board of regents to establish a framework for institutions governed by the board to provide transcribable credit to students who earned a credential on a nationally recognized career readiness assessment in high school that may be applied toward the student's attainment of a postsecondary degree. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

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

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  9. Filed for introduction

  10. Intro., P1C.

  11. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  12. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  13. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  14. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  15. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  16. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

  17. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  18. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/24/2026

  19. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/24/2026

  20. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  22. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/8/2026

  23. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/8/2026

  24. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  25. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  26. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  27. Placed behind the budget

  28. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  29. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1838 do?
Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide all high school students, instead of only high school seniors, the opportunity to take a nationally recognized career readiness assessment; requires the board of regents to establish a framework for institutions governed by the board to provide transcribable credit to students who earned a credential on a nationally recognized career readiness assessment in high school that may be applied toward the student's attainment of a postsecondary degree. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1838?
HB 1838 is sponsored by Haston, Kirk (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1838?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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