Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1960 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to accountability.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 795

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Education - As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system. - 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 Government Operations Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Education Committee

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  7. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  8. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026

  9. Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  12. Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2

  14. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  15. Signed by Senate Speaker

  16. Signed by H. Speaker

  17. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  18. Signed by Governor.

  19. Pub. Ch. 795

  20. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Intro., P1C.

  23. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  24. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

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

  26. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  27. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  28. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  29. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  30. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  31. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  32. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

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

  34. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  35. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  36. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026

  37. Comp. SB subst.

  38. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 795

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1960 do?
Education - As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1960?
HB 1960 is sponsored by Cepicky, Scott (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1960?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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