---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the \"Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022\" and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the \"Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022\" and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 843"
citation: "Tennessee HB 843 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8d8a269-8aec-4265-bee5-71253a517fc7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0843&GA=113"
source_hash: "0751bcfab7e73cc35f0c4c4efede82ea7eacd22bae12e5df15e1451c9dd20ce4"
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 843 (113) — Education - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022" and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0318** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0318.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0586** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0586.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0736** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0736.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0843.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023 3/30/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/21/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 1 & 2 4/4/2024 Passed — **76–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed — **70–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **71–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2024 Passed (2) — **24–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lynn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-15** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0318) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0586)
- **2024-03-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-18** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-18** Reset on cal. for Next Available Message Calendar
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-21** Reset on cal. for Next Available Message Calendar
- **2024-03-25** H. returned to Senate
- **2024-03-25** Senate Recalled from House
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Adopted as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0736)
- **2024-03-28** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2024-03-28** Motion to lift from the table adopted
- **2024-04-01** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 & 2 Ayes 76, Nays 18 PNV 0 HB0843
- **2024-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 782

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8d8a269-8aec-4265-bee5-71253a517fc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).