Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 0400 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 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 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop guidance for Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps (TALLC) members on how to align tutoring services for students with the remediation the student needs and with the academic standards adopted by the state board of education for the student's grade level; requires the department to provide LEAs with a list of secure data management systems that utilize platforms capable of tracking the effectiveness of intervention methods, resource allocation, and student progress in real time across all schools in the LEA; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to Education Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  16. Comp. SB subst.

  17. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 778

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  21. Sponsor change.

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

  23. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

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

  25. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0799)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0913)

  34. Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1

  35. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  36. Signed by Senate Speaker

  37. Signed by H. Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  39. Signed by Governor.

  40. Pub. Ch. 778

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0400 do?
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop guidance for Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps (TALLC) members on how to align tutoring services for students with the remediation the student needs and with the academic standards adopted by the state board of education for the student's grade level; requires the department to provide LEAs with a list of secure data management systems that utilize platforms capable of tracking the effectiveness of intervention methods, resource allocation, and student progress in real time across all schools in the LEA; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0400?
SB 0400 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican) and Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0400?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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