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HB2129 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Alexander, Massey
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976
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 MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2361, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2361, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to require TACIR , with the assistance of relevant state agencies, to conduct a comprehensive study on public school administered early childhood education programs in this state.
  • The full text of this amendment specifies six components that must be included in the study.
  • This amendment requires TACIR to submit its report and recommendations to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over public school admi nistered early childhood education programs no later than September 1, 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2129

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2129 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2361 House Bill No.
  • 2129* HA0912 015370 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2361

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2361 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2361 House Bill No.
  • 2129* SA0675 015370 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976

  2. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/13/2026

  3. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 976

  4. 2026-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  8. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  9. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0912)

  13. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  15. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  17. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  19. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  31. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  33. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0675)

  34. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  35. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  41. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  42. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  43. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  44. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  45. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  46. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  47. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  48. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  49. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2361, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to require
TACIR
, with the assistance of relevant state agencies,

to
conduct a comprehensive study on public school administered early childhood education programs in this state.
The full text of this amendment specifies six components that must be included in the study. This amendment requires
TACIR
to
submit its report and recommendations to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over public school admi
nistered early childhood education programs no later than September 1, 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2361
By Massey

HOUSE BILL 2129
By Alexander
HB2129
012160
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and
Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-108, is amended by deleting
subdivision (6) and substituting:
(6) Once every three (3) years, provide a report to the governor and general
assembly on the status of pre-kindergarten programs that includes, at a minimum, the
number, location, and types of providers of pre-kindergarten classrooms and the number
of at-risk children served. The report must be published on the department of education,
office of early learning's website.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.