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type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2247"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2247 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa41e2b0-75f9-41ee-adb5-993ded8c62d4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2247&GA=110"
source_hash: "68c435720640accc7e2a01af0e14bb121bcc29f3f32c02f697d5301a123d5eb6"
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 2247 (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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2247.pdf)
## Votes
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/20/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2018 PASSED (1) — **940** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 2/14/2018 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/28/2018 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **310** (fail) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018 3/8/2018 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## 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** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **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** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **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** Pub. Ch. 895
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 895
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa41e2b0-75f9-41ee-adb5-993ded8c62d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).