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

SB 2448 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to career readiness.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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  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

Stalled 28% · moderate 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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 Career Readiness Enhancement Act," which requires public high schools to integrate career readiness tools that enable students to earn credentials related to job readiness into career technical education; establishes a pilot program to obtain feedback from the business sector; makes other additions and changes to present law related to the provision and evaluation of career readiness tools. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

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

  3. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. Filed for introduction

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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2448 do?
Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Career Readiness Enhancement Act," which requires public high schools to integrate career readiness tools that enable students to earn credentials related to job readiness into career technical education; establishes a pilot program to obtain feedback from the business sector; makes other additions and changes to present law related to the provision and evaluation of career readiness tools. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 2448?
SB 2448 is sponsored by Powers, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2448?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 2448?
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