---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, adds to and clarifies law concerning teacher training. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56."
description: "Education - As enacted, adds to and clarifies law concerning teacher training. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 695"
citation: "Tennessee HB 695 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fbdb1d8-bbb8-42c8-b047-7b20acab02e7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0695&GA=110"
source_hash: "0b5aa70bf2ab8f2641c295b260e220bd11d3c324d2fcbe82791f303f9481a0d5"
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 HB 695 (110) — Education - As enacted, adds to and clarifies law concerning teacher training. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0695.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2017 4/27/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/19/2017 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/25/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 3/22/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/28/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor change.
- **2017-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee to 3/21/17
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0172)
- **2017-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0547) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Am. reconsidered. (Amendment 2 - HA0547)
- **2017-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0547) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0172) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-04** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0547) `passage`
- **2017-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 402
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 402
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fbdb1d8-bbb8-42c8-b047-7b20acab02e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).