---
type: "Bill"
title: "Textbooks - As enacted, expands the membership of the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission; requires the commission to issue guidance for LEAs and public charter schools to use when reviewing materials in a library collection; creates other duties in regard to library collections. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Chapter 264 of the Acts of 1909."
description: "Textbooks - As enacted, expands the membership of the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission; requires the commission to issue guidance for LEAs and public charter schools to use when reviewing materials in a library collection; creates other duties in regard to library collections. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Chapter 264 of the Acts of 1909."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2247"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2247 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Textbooks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c45167c5-fde1-42ec-811c-cd550948a044"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2247&GA=112"
source_hash: "b846dfef5622e599afc2848b5ffa73365971335d38449ab1a8a97d2a6318b14e"
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 2247 (112) — Textbooks - As enacted, expands the membership of the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission; requires the commission to issue guidance for LEAs and public charter schools to use when reviewing materials in a library collection; creates other duties in regard to library collections. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Chapter 264 of the Acts of 1909.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0581** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0581.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0595** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0595.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1012.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0855** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0855.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2247.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/28/2022 Passed — **60–25** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/30/2022 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (2) — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **66–26** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2022 Passed (2) — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/28/2022 Passed (1) — **21–11** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 2/22/2022 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Ref. to Education Instruction -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0855)
- **2022-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Conf. comm. appointed. (J. Sexton, Powers, Russell, McKenzie)
- **2022-04-27** Conference Committee appointed. (Bell, Gilmore, Lundberg)
- **2022-04-27** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2022-04-27** H. refused to recede from ad. H. am. no. 3
- **2022-04-27** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 26, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0595) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0581) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1012) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-28** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 60, Nays 25 PNV 3
- **2022-04-28** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 21, Nays 11
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-06** Effective date(s) 06/03/2022, 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-06** Pub. Ch. 1137
- **2022-06-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1137

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c45167c5-fde1-42ec-811c-cd550948a044`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).