--- type: "Bill" title: "Education - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to computer science education. - Amends TCA Title 49." description: "Education - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to computer science education. - Amends TCA Title 49." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 2406" citation: "Tennessee SB 2406 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Education"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"] version_count: 3 action_count: 50 vote_count: 10 first_action: "2022-01-31" last_action: "2022-05-06" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f398908-fc07-4ce3-ad98-00be3858c58e" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2406&GA=112" source_hash: "f4ca7c371aff0b1ca4028cd1c7f438377223b82bd0ea249495d999b75fecb08f" 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 2406 (112) — Education - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to computer science education. - Amends TCA Title 49. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0633** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0633.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0522** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0522.pdf) 3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2406.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/8/2022 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022 4/7/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/23/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/1/2022 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/14/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/9/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Johnson — primary (person) - Lamberth — 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** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee` - **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/23/2022 - **2022-02-18** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/1/2022 - **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/8/2022 - **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee` - **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/9/2022 - **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2022 - **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022 - **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 - **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2022-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0522) - **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022 - **2022-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/30/2022 - **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022 - **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-04-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022 - **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022 - **2022-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0633) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2022-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2022-04-14** Comp. SB subst. - **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2022-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-05-06** Effective date(s) 05/03/2022 - **2022-05-06** Pub. Ch. 979 - **2022-05-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 979 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f398908-fc07-4ce3-ad98-00be3858c58e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).