---
type: "Bill"
title: "Textbooks - As enacted, requires a local board of education that provides electronic textbooks and instructional materials to provide a student reasonable access to a printed version of an electronic textbook or instructional material if the student or the student's parent or legal guardian submits a written request to the principal of the student's school for a physical or hard copy of the textbook or instructional material. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22."
description: "Textbooks - As enacted, requires a local board of education that provides electronic textbooks and instructional materials to provide a student reasonable access to a printed version of an electronic textbook or instructional material if the student or the student's parent or legal guardian submits a written request to the principal of the student's school for a physical or hard copy of the textbook or instructional material. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2177"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2177 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Textbooks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f420e06b-0ecc-441d-8491-2f7ea8b5efeb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2177&GA=113"
source_hash: "ff43f065b31c2570a0f2d776e589560cc9264a4b2ffdb0c0b24ccba79b6dba79"
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 HB 2177 (113) — Textbooks - As enacted, requires a local board of education that provides electronic textbooks and instructional materials to provide a student reasonable access to a printed version of an electronic textbook or instructional material if the student or the student's parent or legal guardian submits a written request to the principal of the student's school for a physical or hard copy of the textbook or instructional material. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2177.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024 3/21/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/19/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 752

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f420e06b-0ecc-441d-8491-2f7ea8b5efeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).