HB2343 • 2026

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to leave for teachers.

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Sponsor: Harris, Akbari
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2343, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2343, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 e stablishes caps on the amount of sick leave that public school teachers may accumulate during a year, as follows: (1) Up to eight days per year for employees with 10 -month contracts ; (2) U p to nine days per year for employees with 11 -month contracts ; and (3) U p to ten days per year for employees with 12 -month contracts .
Teachers will continue to accumulate sick live at the present law rate of one day for each month employed.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA0823

Amendment 1-0 to HB2343

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

House Education 1 Amendment No.
1 to HB2343 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2669* House Bill No.
2343 HA0823 016225 - 1 - by adding the following as a new section immediately preceding the last section and renumbering the subsequent section accordingly: SECTION 3.

SA1089

Amendment 1-0 to SB2669

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

Senate Finance, Ways, and Means 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB2669 Watson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2669* House Bill No.
2343 SA1089 016225 - 1 - by adding the following as a new section immediately preceding the last section and renumbering the subsequent section accordingly: SECTION 3.

Bill History

2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Pub. Ch. 1022
2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1022
2026-05-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Governor.
2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Senate Speaker
2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by H. Speaker
2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2026-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1089)
2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Companion House Bill substituted
2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026
2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2026
2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 2, PNV 2
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0823)
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026
2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026
2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026
2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 6,
2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2343, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 e
stablishes caps on the amount of sick leave that public school teachers may accumulate during a year, as follows:

(1)
Up to eight
days per year for employees with
10
-month contracts
;

(2) U
p to nine days per year for employees with
11
-month contracts
;
and

(3) U
p to ten days per year for employees with
12
-month contracts
.

Teachers will continue to accumulate sick live at the present law rate of one day for each month employed.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SENATE BILL 2669
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 2343
By Harris
HB2343
012645
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to leave for teachers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-711(a), is amended by deleting
the first sentence of the subsection and substituting:
Under policies adopted by the local board of education, a teacher must be
allowed personal and professional leave earned at the rate of two (2) days for each one-
half (½) year employed.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-205(a), is amended by deleting
"two (2) days" and substituting "four (4) days".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.