republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/sb-1835.md

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Bill	Education - As enacted, requires that each year at least 30 percent, instead of 70 percent, of the items on state assessments in grades 3-8 and end of course examinations in high school be fresh, nonredundant items that did not appear on the tests in the previous two years, instead of the previous four years for grades 3-8 and the previous three years for high school tests. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-610.	Education - As enacted, requires that each year at least 30 percent, instead of 70 percent, of the items on state assessments in grades 3-8 and end of course examinations in high school be fresh, nonredundant items that did not appear on the tests in the previous two years, instead of the previous four years for grades 3-8 and the previous three years for high school tests. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-610.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	110	SB 1835	Tennessee SB 1835 (110)	bill	Education	enacted	Faison Southerland	1	45	2	2018-01-24	2018-05-08	openstates	ocd-bill/2f4df616-fdc1-4c49-976d-962396e37c4d	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1835&GA=110	9ea0243968d77d2d24db1b3efc7af9dc070ada2fbd63bc39f72c842e68d8c1cc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 1835 (110) — Education - As enacted, requires that each year at least 30 percent, instead of 70 percent, of the items on state assessments in grades 3-8 and end of course examinations in high school be fresh, nonredundant items that did not appear on the tests in the previous two years, instead of the previous four years for grades 3-8 and the previous three years for high school tests. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-610.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/10/2018 Passed (1) — 10–0 (pass) · upper
• SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/14/2018 Passed — 6–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Faison — primary (person)
• Southerland — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-24 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-25 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2018-01-29 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• 2018-01-31 Filed for intro. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-01 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2018-02-05 Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2018-02-05 P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs referral-committee
• 2018-02-07 Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
• 2018-02-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-02-14 Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 2/20/2018
• 2018-02-14 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-20 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-21 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
• 2018-02-21 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2018-02-28 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/6/2018
• 2018-02-28 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-01 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-03-06 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-07 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
• 2018-03-08 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
• 2018-03-08 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
• 2018-03-14 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• 2018-03-15 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
• 2018-03-15 Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
• 2018-03-15 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-03-19 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2018-04-04 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
• 2018-04-10 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2018-04-13 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
• 2018-04-17 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
• 2018-04-17 Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
• 2018-04-18 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
• 2018-04-18 Senate Reset on calendar 4/19/18
• 2018-04-19 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2018-04-19 Companion House Bill substituted
• 2018-04-19 Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
• 2018-04-19 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• 2018-04-20 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• 2018-04-23 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2018-04-24 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2018-04-26 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
• 2018-05-03 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-05-08 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 895
• 2018-05-08 Pub. Ch. 895
• 2018-05-08 Effective date(s) 05/03/2018

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2f4df616-fdc1-4c49-976d-962396e37c4d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).