republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-355.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.	Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	113	SB 355	Tennessee SB 355 (113)	bill	Dept. of Education	enacted	Haile	4	30	4	2023-01-23	2023-05-17	openstates	ocd-bill/77cf762a-9da4-4003-8b6f-b8808381ed01	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0355&GA=113	2a862fa40444d090dfe1d74a558c76d5c406eef6675bdfb34f38fa838a81742d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 355 (113) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in this state; requires the department to establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality programming; requires, subject to available funding, the department to implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0387 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment SA0315 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment SA0465 (committee substitute) — source
4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2023 Passed — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — 7–2 (pass) · upper
• SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/12/2023 Passed — 11–0 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — 91–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Haile — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-01-23 Filed for introduction filing
• 2023-01-24 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2023-01-25 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee passage
• 2023-03-08 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
• 2023-03-15 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
• 2023-03-15 Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
• 2023-03-22 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
• 2023-04-04 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2023
• 2023-04-11 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2023
• 2023-04-11 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/12/2023
• 2023-04-12 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2023-04-13 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2023
• 2023-04-18 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2023
• 2023-04-18 Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2023
• 2023-04-19 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
• 2023-04-19 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 passage
• 2023-04-19 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0315)
• 2023-04-19 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0465)
• 2023-04-19 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
• 2023-04-20 Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
• 2023-04-20 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0387) amendment-withdrawal
• 2023-04-20 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
• 2023-04-20 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2023-04-21 Signed by H. Speaker passage
• 2023-04-21 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
• 2023-04-21 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
• 2023-04-24 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
• 2023-05-05 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2023-05-17 Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
• 2023-05-17 Pub. Ch. 340

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/77cf762a-9da4-4003-8b6f-b8808381ed01. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).