---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, using existing resources, to develop a conflict resolution program that may be adopted and implemented by LEAs and public charter schools to assist students in any of the grades K-12 in developing the skills necessary for nonviolent conflict resolution. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, using existing resources, to develop a conflict resolution program that may be adopted and implemented by LEAs and public charter schools to assist students in any of the grades K-12 in developing the skills necessary for nonviolent conflict resolution. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1726"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1726 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106eccf4-ee45-47e3-8110-1f23a9d16146"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1726&GA=113"
source_hash: "d8db4a77d9b3ccb8ffb5b6e228011fcd47834a21a0b98da8dde4700cf9f7925a"
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 1726 (113) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department, using existing resources, to develop a conflict resolution program that may be adopted and implemented by LEAs and public charter schools to assist students in any of the grades K-12 in developing the skills necessary for nonviolent conflict resolution. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## 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/SB1726.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/22/2024 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2024 Passed (1) — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-07** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 676

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106eccf4-ee45-47e3-8110-1f23a9d16146`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).