Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2156 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educators.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Teacher Residency Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  17. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026

  19. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

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

  22. Placed behind the budget

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

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

  25. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

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

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

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

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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"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 SB 2156 do?
Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Teacher Residency Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 2156?
SB 2156 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican) and Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2156?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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