---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each LEA and public charter school to have fifth grade students complete one semester of Tennessee history in the first semester of the students' fifth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each LEA and public charter school to have fifth grade students complete one semester of Tennessee history in the first semester of the students' fifth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1177"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1177 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Swann"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230dc501-23f8-40fb-a548-d5b9227eb85f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1177&GA=113"
source_hash: "562989ae7b497925a74730afc8a95bd9b765b65c375701d2e4e317d08cfc4abe"
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 1177 (113) — Education - As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each LEA and public charter school to have fifth grade students complete one semester of Tennessee history in the first semester of the students' fifth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0516** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0516.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0202.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0487** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0487.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1177.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/15/2023 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/19/2023 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Swann — 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4-19-23
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0202)
- **2023-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0487)
- **2023-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-12** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0516) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-02-12** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/01/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 523

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230dc501-23f8-40fb-a548-d5b9227eb85f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).