---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1."
description: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2588"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2588 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Curriculum", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ad80544-0535-487f-9c1c-ba833694d014"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2588&ga=114"
source_hash: "9b0c4b0d9080a46cc4659e89baf7ef57cddb2221716d2c35853b8afe7a22e341"
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 2588 (114) — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2588.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (3) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2026 Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Todd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026
- **2026-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-30** Effective date(s) 03/26/2026
- **2026-03-30** Pub. Ch. 630

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ad80544-0535-487f-9c1c-ba833694d014`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).