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Bill Education - As enacted, updates the terms "general education development credential," "high school equivalency test," and variations of the terms to "high school equivalency credential." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68. Education - As enacted, updates the terms "general education development credential," "high school equivalency test," and variations of the terms to "high school equivalency credential." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 255 Tennessee SB 255 (113)
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Tennessee SB 255 (113) — Education - As enacted, updates the terms "general education development credential," "high school equivalency test," and variations of the terms to "high school equivalency credential." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0077 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0029 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — 900 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/15/2023 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — 310 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/27/2023 Passed — 310 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Johnson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-19 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-20 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-01-21 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee passage
  • 2023-02-08 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
  • 2023-02-15 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2023-02-24 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
  • 2023-02-27 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-02-27 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
  • 2023-02-27 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0029)
  • 2023-02-28 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-03-02 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-03-13 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
  • 2023-03-13 Reset on cal. for 3/16/2023
  • 2023-03-13 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0077) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2023-03-13 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-03-16 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-03-16 Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2023-03-21 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-03-22 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-03-23 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-03-24 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-04 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-04-18 Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
  • 2023-04-18 Pub. Ch. 114

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67162300-98cc-4884-a573-3d2e15da1a0d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).