---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the promotion of students from third grade. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the promotion of students from third grade. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 300"
citation: "Tennessee SB 300 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6e4e4c6-b5a7-48c6-802e-d7573ac95bcb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0300&GA=113"
source_hash: "d5cd2301939d7b66a755077bf885f517da14f09203920a3a33c49b6dd2b65553"
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 300 (113) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the promotion of students from third grade. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0231.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0197.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0456** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0456.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0472** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0472.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0473** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0473.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0300.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Rule 39(3) Amend# 4 by Akbari 4/18/2023 Passed — **24–8** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (2) — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/15/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/11/2023 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Yarbro 4/18/2023 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **73–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0197)
- **2023-04-18** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0473) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-04-18** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0472) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-04-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0456)
- **2023-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 15, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0231) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 338

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6e4e4c6-b5a7-48c6-802e-d7573ac95bcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).