---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2177"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2177 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ae4181a-2262-4437-b62b-e1bdcaa0b7c8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2177&ga=114"
source_hash: "9bbaffe2e437e2724b48ac4a524b8f69ee1423d572a4f8ab100e7d7bab2666a6"
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 2177 (114) — Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0903** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0903.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0790** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0790.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA1101** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1101.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2177.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (7) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (6) — **13–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2026 Passed (5) — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/22/2026 Passed — **60–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (4) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (3) — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **62–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-08** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 62, Nays 29, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0903) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-22** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 60, Nays 22 PNV 8
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1101)
- **2026-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0790)
- **2026-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1012

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ae4181a-2262-4437-b62b-e1bdcaa0b7c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).