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type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires educator preparation providers approved by the state board of education to require each candidate enrolled in the provider's educator preparation program to successfully complete at least one course each semester on reading instruction in order for the provider to retain state board approval; revises and enacts other provisions governing literacy skill instruction and educator preparation providers. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires educator preparation providers approved by the state board of education to require each candidate enrolled in the provider's educator preparation program to successfully complete at least one course each semester on reading instruction in order for the provider to retain state board approval; revises and enacts other provisions governing literacy skill instruction and educator preparation providers. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2163"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2163 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carringer", "Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cdfb6ce-c37e-47ca-9ced-881475a0ecea"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2163&GA=112"
source_hash: "5e8d1d838a9ff5b8fb0ec71cec35dd564121c6e084e11aa7343b43cd4e4d888d"
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 2163 (112) — Education - As enacted, requires educator preparation providers approved by the state board of education to require each candidate enrolled in the provider's educator preparation program to successfully complete at least one course each semester on reading instruction in order for the provider to retain state board approval; revises and enacts other provisions governing literacy skill instruction and educator preparation providers. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0880** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0880.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0658** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0658.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2163.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2022 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/29/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2022 Passed (5) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carringer — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-22** No Action Taken
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0658)
- **2022-03-24** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0880) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-06** Effective date(s) 05/03/2022
- **2022-05-06** Pub. Ch. 974
- **2022-05-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 974
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cdfb6ce-c37e-47ca-9ced-881475a0ecea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).