Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2403 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on May 06, 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 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 requires public schools to submit local assessment data and establishes an assessment review board.

This legislation mandates that public schools provide the state with information on local student assessments each year. It also calls for a review board to evaluate standardized tests and requires transparency on student proficiency in English language arts.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Education workers will be involved in the assessment data submission process and may need to adapt to new review standards.
  • Families: Families will have access to more information on student proficiency and local assessments in their 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. Conference Committee ReportsMajority Report # 1 for SB2403 / HB2277

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. Comp. SB subst.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1132

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  31. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

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

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

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

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

  36. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0686)

  37. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0528)

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

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  42. Subst. for comp. HB.

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

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

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

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

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

  48. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  49. Senate refused to concur in amendment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  57. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  58. Signed by Senate Speaker

  59. Signed by H. Speaker

  60. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  61. Signed by Governor.

  62. Pub. Ch. 1132

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

Sponsors

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Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2403 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. Conference Committee ReportsMajority Report # 1 for SB2403 / HB2277
Who sponsors SB 2403?
SB 2403 is sponsored by White, Dawn (Republican) and Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2403?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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