Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2535 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 55, relative to driver 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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 01, 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 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor change.

  4. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  5. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee

  7. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  8. Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

  15. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  17. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 735

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  24. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  27. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026

  28. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  29. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  31. Subst. for comp. HB.

  32. Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10

  33. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Signed by H. Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 735

  39. 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 2535 do?
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.
Who sponsors SB 2535?
SB 2535 is sponsored by Hatcher, Tom (Republican) and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2535?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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