---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school serving students in any of the grades K–5 to adopt a policy governing the age-appropriate and instructional use of digital devices by students to minimize unnecessary screen time while preserving instructional effectiveness. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school serving students in any of the grades K–5 to adopt a policy governing the age-appropriate and instructional use of digital devices by students to minimize unnecessary screen time while preserving instructional effectiveness. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2310"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2310 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c93f48d-3453-4c4f-8e09-6b1bcdad3dfc"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2310&ga=114"
source_hash: "a6b79e5750a1df1481418cee80fd8825a690c142ee197c5a2b12faf57e430dc1"
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 2310 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school serving students in any of the grades K–5 to adopt a policy governing the age-appropriate and instructional use of digital devices by students to minimize unnecessary screen time while preserving instructional effectiveness. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0824** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0824.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0930** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0930.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0607** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0607.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2310.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/4/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Failed — **23–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **87–6** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2026-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0607)
- **2026-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Failed to adopt am. (Amenmdment 2 - HA0930), Ayes 23, Nays 71, PNV 0
- **2026-04-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0824) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 808

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c93f48d-3453-4c4f-8e09-6b1bcdad3dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).