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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes, upon a request of a director of schools or the director of a public charter school, the commissioner of education to issue an endorsement exemption to a teacher, in accordance with state board rules, to teach a physical education class required by law to elementary school students. - Amends TCA Title 49."
+description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes, upon a request of a director of schools or the director of a public charter school, the commissioner of education to issue an endorsement exemption to a teacher, in accordance with state board rules, to teach a physical education class required by law to elementary school students. - Amends TCA Title 49."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 1070"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 1070 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-31"
+last_action: "2023-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73fd92f2-219b-4e60-a5fc-07ff3ebf6261"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1070&GA=113"
+source_hash: "75fd5a3e9143d053d48712b0727c4372125f2c9979281b4bd9564245aeefbb8a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 1070 (113) — Education - As enacted, authorizes, upon a request of a director of schools or the director of a public charter school, the commissioner of education to issue an endorsement exemption to a teacher, in accordance with state board rules, to teach a physical education class required by law to elementary school students. - Amends TCA Title 49.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0379** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0379.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0376** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0376.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1070.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
+- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
+- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
+- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0376)
+- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0379) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
+- **2023-05-04** Pub. Ch. 280
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73fd92f2-219b-4e60-a5fc-07ff3ebf6261`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+