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HB1735 • 2026

Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-113, relative to designees.

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Sponsor
Moody, Watson
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 798
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

ON MARCH 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2077, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2077, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that the chair of the education committee of the senate and the chair of the education committee of the house of representatives can each assign a designee to serve on the review committee for the TISA in their place.
  • ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2077 FOR HOUSE BILL 1735, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2077, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #2 authorizes the chairs of the house and senate education committees to designate persons to serve in their places on the TISA review committee.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1735

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1735 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2077 House Bill No.
  • 1735* HA0639 012874 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1735

Plain English: House Education 2 Amendment No.

  • House Education 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1735 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2077 House Bill No.
  • 1735* HA0843 016582 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2077

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2077 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2077 House Bill No.
  • 1735* SA0539 012874 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 798

  2. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/23/2026

  3. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 798

  4. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 3 (Amendment 2 - HA0843)

  10. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026

  13. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 1

  14. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0843)

  15. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0639)

  16. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  17. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  18. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  30. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0539)

  31. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026

  32. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  35. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  40. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  41. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  42. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2077, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that the chair of the education committee of the senate and the chair of the education committee of the house of representatives can each assign a designee to serve on the review committee for the TISA in their place.

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2077 FOR HOUSE BILL 1735, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2077, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2 authorizes the chairs of the house and senate education committees to designate persons to serve in their places on the TISA review committee. This amendment authorizes designees to serve as nonvoting members of the committee. This amendme
nt authorizes the committee to convene a meeting with a majority of all members present, including one or more designees, but a quorum of all voting members of the committee is required to transact any business requiring a formal vote of the committee.

ON APRIL 6, 2026, SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #
2
.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2077
By Watson

HOUSE BILL 1735
By Moody
HB1735
011091
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
49-3-113, relative to designees.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-113, is amended by deleting the
first and second sentences of the section and substituting:
The state board shall establish a review committee for the TISA. The committee
must be composed of the executive director of the state board, or the executive
director's designee; the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's
designee; the commissioner of finance and administration, or the commissioner's
designee; the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee; the
director of the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations,
or the director's designee; the chair of the education committee of the senate; the
chair of the education committee of the house of representatives; and the director
of the office of legislative budget analysis, or the director's designee.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.