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type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department and the state board of education from mandating assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those mandated during the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department and the state board of education from mandating assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those mandated during the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1855"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1855 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Rudd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ae0dfe2-b41e-4adf-aa39-164bd147b674"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1855&GA=110"
source_hash: "aec270481ef8c61e211ef6e7e8363e4ea52ea79dbae0d6a762a2185341f13d14"
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 HB 1855 (110) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department and the state board of education from mandating assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those mandated during the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1855.pdf)
## Votes
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 2/21/2018 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2018 PASSED — **290** (fail) · upper
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018 3/8/2018 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **930** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ketron — primary (person)
- Rudd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0807) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0734)
- **2018-03-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 672
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 672
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ae0dfe2-b41e-4adf-aa39-164bd147b674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).