---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver Education - As enacted, requires an applicant who has satisfactorily completed a driver education and training course offered for Class D vehicles by nonpublic schools in categories 1, 2, or 3 as recognized by the state board of education, a public school, a public institution of higher learning, or a commercial driver training school and who resides 30 or more miles from a driver services center to be allowed to complete online any classroom training that is required as a prerequisite to obtaining a Class H or hardship license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3."
description: "Driver Education - As enacted, requires an applicant who has satisfactorily completed a driver education and training course offered for Class D vehicles by nonpublic schools in categories 1, 2, or 3 as recognized by the state board of education, a public school, a public institution of higher learning, or a commercial driver training school and who resides 30 or more miles from a driver services center to be allowed to complete online any classroom training that is required as a prerequisite to obtaining a Class H or hardship license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2356"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2356 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/542e850f-b775-4acc-9bcc-2d5a3de1a697"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2356&GA=113"
source_hash: "d4caeb847878d102ac2de29439e4bf8ec364a04f167fb7f7bce96b35b1ba5aaa"
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 2356 (113) — Driver Education - As enacted, requires an applicant who has satisfactorily completed a driver education and training course offered for Class D vehicles by nonpublic schools in categories 1, 2, or 3 as recognized by the state board of education, a public school, a public institution of higher learning, or a commercial driver training school and who resides 30 or more miles from a driver services center to be allowed to complete online any classroom training that is required as a prerequisite to obtaining a Class H or hardship license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0658** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0658.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0790** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0790.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0611** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0611.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2356.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/6/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Failed — **23–70** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0611)
- **2024-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0658) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 698

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/542e850f-b775-4acc-9bcc-2d5a3de1a697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).