---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, allows the use of results from TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year in the TVAAS and to set the annual measurable objectives for schools and LEAs for the 2021-2022 school year; allows the use of annual measurable objectives using the results of those TCAP tests to assign letter grades to schools. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, allows the use of results from TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year in the TVAAS and to set the annual measurable objectives for schools and LEAs for the 2021-2022 school year; allows the use of annual measurable objectives using the results of those TCAP tests to assign letter grades to schools. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2138"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2138 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa09bbeb-df4d-48b1-aa04-25febb2c74b3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2138&GA=112"
source_hash: "b2e93e2f256166e769d6dec65dc780b6b42e7098e46884933979049d3b952f5e"
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 2138 (112) — Education - As enacted, allows the use of results from TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year in the TVAAS and to set the annual measurable objectives for schools and LEAs for the 2021-2022 school year; allows the use of annual measurable objectives using the results of those TCAP tests to assign letter grades to schools. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0636** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0636.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0496** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0496.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2138.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/16/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/22/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-02-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0496)
- **2022-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-02** No Action Taken
- **2022-03-03** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-24** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0636) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-03-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 782
- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 782

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa09bbeb-df4d-48b1-aa04-25febb2c74b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).