---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home school testing requirements and opportunities available to home school students. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home school testing requirements and opportunities available to home school students. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1729"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1729 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a421deb1-f155-4ee5-958b-6f95b1f085f5"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1729&ga=114"
source_hash: "aa5bed8e627b3d4dd71140c7580044a58256e07abf18db5e870ed8dbebc0ff80"
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 1729 (114) — Education - As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home school testing requirements and opportunities available to home school students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0714** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0714.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0805** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0805.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1729.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2026 Passed — **10–8** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (3) — **4–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 3/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **67–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **24–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** P2C, ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-05** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0714) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 8 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0805)
- **2026-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/01/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 912

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a421deb1-f155-4ee5-958b-6f95b1f085f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).