---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes to state education laws; revises certain duties of the commissioner of education; transfers certain duties from the department of education to local boards of education; transfers certain duties from the state board of education to local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes to state education laws; revises certain duties of the commissioner of education; transfers certain duties from the department of education to local boards of education; transfers certain duties from the state board of education to local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 788"
citation: "Tennessee HB 788 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dunn", "Gresham"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/129dec7a-46df-45f1-bbb9-833ea617cad4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0788&GA=111"
source_hash: "508d96e1802f517b21dc5c58e8ab98e5db4a0ed1affd402bf4d55b0080e09fc5"
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 788 (111) — Education - As enacted, makes various changes to state education laws; revises certain duties of the commissioner of education; transfers certain duties from the department of education to local boards of education; transfers certain duties from the state board of education to local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0112** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0112.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0224** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0224.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0248** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0248.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0281** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0281.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0291** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0291.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0788.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019 3/28/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2019 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 3/5/2019 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dunn — primary (person)
- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Education for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Education for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** No Action Taken
- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0112) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/17/19
- **2019-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0281)
- **2019-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0248)
- **2019-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0224)
- **2019-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA0291)
- **2019-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. 4 Ayes 96, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0788
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 248
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/02/2019
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 248

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/129dec7a-46df-45f1-bbb9-833ea617cad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).