Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 2277 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1132

  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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on May 06, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill revises various aspects of education law in Tennessee.

The legislation requires public schools to submit annual lists of local assessments and mandates the department of education to publish student proficiency percentages. It also establishes an assessment review board to evaluate TCAP tests yearly.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families will have access to more information about student assessments and proficiency rates in schools.

Summary

Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to students, requiring the department to publish the percentage of students who attain proficiency for the English language arts portion of the TCAP, and establishing the assessment review board to annually review the TCAP tests administered to students in the most recent school year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and 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 2/25/2026

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

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

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0686)

  10. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0528)

  11. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  15. Subst. for comp. HB.

  16. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1018)

  17. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1153)

  18. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1156)

  19. Passed H., as am., Ayes 54, Nays 31, PNV 3

  20. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026

  21. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  22. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  23. H. refused to recede from adopting H am. no. 2 & 3

  24. Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.

  25. Conference Committee appointed (White, Powers, Oliver)

  26. H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  27. Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Cepicky, White, Carringer, McKenzie)

  28. Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 23, Nays 4

  29. Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 68, Nays 18 PNV 3

  30. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  31. Signed by Senate Speaker

  32. Signed by H. Speaker

  33. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  34. Signed by Governor.

  35. Pub. Ch. 1132

  36. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026

  37. Filed for introduction

  38. Intro., P1C.

  39. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  40. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  54. Sponsor(s) Added.

  55. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026

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

  57. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  58. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  59. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  60. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  61. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  62. Comp. SB subst.

  63. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1132

Sponsors

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Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2277 do?
Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to students, requiring the department to publish the percentage of students who attain proficiency for the English language arts portion of the TCAP, and establishing the assessment review board to annually review the TCAP tests administered to students in the most recent school year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 2277?
HB 2277 is sponsored by Cepicky, Scott (Republican) and Bulso, Gino (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2277?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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