---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2377"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2377 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15594b66-dda4-4c00-aed6-59b990eebc83"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2377&ga=114"
source_hash: "32e17a20a22b027b373386398362c93d7fd23951da9da0b4a1ee7a3f138872e8"
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 2377 (114) — Education - As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1015** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1015.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0819** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0819.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2377.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — 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`
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2026-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0819)
- **2026-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1015) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 902

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15594b66-dda4-4c00-aed6-59b990eebc83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).