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SB0733 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to testing in education.

Education
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Sponsor
Pody, Boyd
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify when the act takes effect, but it states that 'the public welfare requiring it' allows for immediate effect upon becoming a law.

Tennessee Early Grades Reading Report Act

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Education to submit an annual report on early grades reading by December 31st each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee Department of Education to create and send a yearly report about how well young students are learning to read.
  • The report must be sent to certain committees in both the Senate and House that deal with education matters.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Education
  • Education committees in the Tennessee State Legislature

Terms To Know

Department of Education
The state agency responsible for overseeing public education and setting educational policies.
Committees
Groups within the legislature that focus on specific areas like education, health, or finance to review bills before they go to a full vote.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what information must be included in the report.
  • It is unclear how often the Department of Education will update its methods for assessing early grades reading performance.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

  2. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  3. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  4. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  5. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  7. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  8. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  9. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  10. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  11. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  12. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  15. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1135
By Boyd

SENATE BILL 733
By Pody

SB0733
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to testing in education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-907, is amended by deleting the
first sentence of the section and substituting:
By December 31 of each year, the department of education shall submit an early grades
reading report to the education committee of the senate and the committees of the
house of representatives with jurisdiction over subject matter pertaining to education.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.