---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, State Board of - As enacted, changes the term of the chair of the state board of education from four years to two years. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-301(b)."
description: "Education, State Board of - As enacted, changes the term of the chair of the state board of education from four years to two years. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-301(b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1782"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1782 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "State Board of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d5256a4-0ced-431f-b80a-ba9005bf5e34"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1782&GA=110"
source_hash: "25623bf2d02bc9b1d6920dffecb588a806e99a5ccf9323a803bbe7f13f0db399"
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 1782 (110) — Education, State Board of - As enacted, changes the term of the chair of the state board of education from four years to two years. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-301(b).

## 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/SB1782.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2018 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/7/2018
- **2018-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/6/2018
- **2018-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2018
- **2018-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-02-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-02-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13** Pub. Ch. 539
- **2018-03-13** Effective date(s) 01/01/2019
- **2018-03-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 539

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d5256a4-0ced-431f-b80a-ba9005bf5e34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).