---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 355"
citation: "Tennessee SB 355 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77cf762a-9da4-4003-8b6f-b8808381ed01"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0355&GA=113"
source_hash: "2a862fa40444d090dfe1d74a558c76d5c406eef6675bdfb34f38fa838a81742d"
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 355 (113) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0387** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0387.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0315** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0315.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0465** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0465.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0355.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — **7–2** (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 4/12/2023 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** 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** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0315)
- **2023-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0465)
- **2023-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0387) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **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. 340

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77cf762a-9da4-4003-8b6f-b8808381ed01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).