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HB1881 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Slater, Johnson
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1069
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Education

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1.
  • SENATE BILL 1585, AS AMENDED, FAILED TO RECEIVE A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program.
  • Present law requires, as a condition of participating in the ESA program, participating students in grades three through 11 must be annually administered the TCAP tests for math and English language arts, or successor tests authorized by the state board of education for math and English language arts.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1881

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1881 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1025 015712 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1881

Plain English: House Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.

  • House Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1881 Hicks G Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1229 018394 - 1 - by deleting Section 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 3-0 to HB1881

Plain English: House Finance, Ways, and Means 2 Amendment No.

  • House Finance, Ways, and Means 2 Amendment No.
  • 3 to HB1881 Hicks G Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1230 018332 - 1 - by deleting Section 4 and substituting: SECTION 4.
Amendment 4-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 4 to HB1881 Barrett Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1240 018521 - 1 - by adding the following sections immediately preceding the penultimate section and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: SECTION __.
Amendment 5-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 5 to HB1881 Slater Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1246 018580 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 6-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 6 to HB1881 Barrett Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1249 018620 - 1 - by adding the following sections immediately preceding the penultimate section and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: SECTION __.
Amendment 7-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 7 to HB1881 Pearson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1250 018636 - 1 - by adding the following section immediately preceding the penultimate section and renumbering the subsequent sections accordingly: SECTION ___.
Amendment 8-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 8 to HB1881 Pearson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1251 018643 - 1 - by deleting Section 4 and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly.
Amendment 9-0 to HB1881

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 9 to HB1881 Hicks T Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 HA1252 018621 - 1 - by deleting Section 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1585

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1585 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1585* House Bill No.
  • 1881 SA0787 015712 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1069

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1069

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 54, Nays 39, PNV 0

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA1246)

  13. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 9 - HA1252)

  14. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA1240)

  15. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1230)

  16. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1229)

  17. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1025)

  18. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  19. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  20. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 11

  21. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026

  22. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on cal. for 4/23/2026

  23. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026

  24. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 16, Nays 14

  25. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0787)

  26. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  27. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  28. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2026

  29. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026

  31. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Next Calendar

  35. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  41. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  42. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  43. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  44. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  45. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

  46. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  47. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  48. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  49. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  50. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  51. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  52. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  53. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  54. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  55. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  56. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  57. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  58. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  59. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  60. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  61. 2026-01-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1. SENATE BILL 1585, AS AMENDED, FAILED TO RECEIVE A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program.

Present law requires, as a condition of participating in the ESA program, participating students in grades three through 11 must be annually administered the TCAP tests for math and English language arts, or successor tests authorized by the state board
of education for math and English language arts. For participating students enrolled full-time in a participating school, the participating school is required to annually administer such tests to participating students. For participating students 17 yea
rs
of age or younger who are not enrolled full-time in a participating school, the participating student's parent must ensure that the participating student is annually administered such tests. A participating student who is 18 or older and who is not enro
lled full-time in a participating school must ensure that the participating student is annually administered such tests.

This amendment instead requires that, a
s a condition of receiving an ESA, a participating student in grade three through 11 must be annually administered:

(1) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or

(2) The TCAP tests for math and English language arts.

This amendment requires each participating school:

(1) To annually administer such test or tests to participating students enrolled in the school;

(2) Provide the test results to the participating student's parents; and

(3) By June 30, 2027, and by each June 30 thereafter, provide the test results to the office of research and education accountability (OREA). A participating school may provide the test results using aggregated, deidentified data; provided, that the da
ta must be provided on a form developed by the OREA and in a manner that allows the OREA to group and analyze the results by participating student grade level, household income level, sex, and race.

This amendment requires the OREA to submit an annual report to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over elementary and secondary education detailing the test results for participatin
g students.

In order to assess academic performance, this amendment requires the department of education to annually select a statistical sample of ESA-recipient students enrolled in participating schools in any of the grades three through eight who were administere
d TCAP tests for the prior school year.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE SENATE PASSED SENATE BILL 1585, AS AMENDED.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1585
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1881
By Slater
HB1881
010172
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67,
relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-908, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.