---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to temporary teaching permits and teaching end-of-course examination classes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to temporary teaching permits and teaching end-of-course examination classes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2674"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2674 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Principals and School Personnel", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94b98bfd-3916-4ab1-9462-03884823b7aa"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2674&GA=113"
source_hash: "dd8ab1996ed0fce2116009167784ad71938d5f608e9570ceefcbce99a5e973d9"
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 2674 (113) — Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to temporary teaching permits and teaching end-of-course examination classes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1001.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1032.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1033.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0772** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0772.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0886** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0886.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2674.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **78–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (2) — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2024 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY POWELL AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Failed — **26–63** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2024 Passed (1) — **28–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (2) — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY POWELL AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Failed — **26–66** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0886)
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0772)
- **2024-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1001) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 1 (Amendment 1 - HA1001) `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024, 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 876

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94b98bfd-3916-4ab1-9462-03884823b7aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).