---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, allows teachers to use results from benchmark assessments, including, but not limited to, state-adopted benchmark assessments or a universal screener approved by the state board of education, to measure student achievement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1."
description: "Education - As enacted, allows teachers to use results from benchmark assessments, including, but not limited to, state-adopted benchmark assessments or a universal screener approved by the state board of education, to measure student achievement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1890"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1890 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haston", "Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfa81685-0c1e-4ff3-a324-16a48cb520df"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1890&GA=112"
source_hash: "8a7d77344e87e64ae619e2083d9fd1715b34df899780571408177d66f7c6d469"
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 1890 (112) — Education - As enacted, allows teachers to use results from benchmark assessments, including, but not limited to, state-adopted benchmark assessments or a universal screener approved by the state board of education, to measure student achievement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0709** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0709.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0573** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0573.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1890.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/1/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/10/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haston — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action def. in Education Instruction to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0573)
- **2022-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0709) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/27/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 914
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 914

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfa81685-0c1e-4ff3-a324-16a48cb520df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).