republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-2407.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, permits a student whose IEP or section 504 plan allows for testing accommodations to use the same testing accommodations while taking an assessment under the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the accommodation does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, permits a student whose IEP or section 504 plan allows for testing accommodations to use the same testing accommodations while taking an assessment under the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the accommodation does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2407"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2407 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b71564f2-a5c3-4bfe-93fa-eb3fe0df2784"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2407&GA=111"
source_hash: "5e6b8d0105f5c75483aa79d891c3ef7dd299547e4fb090ab4cad371c00463308"
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 2407 (111) — Education - As enacted, permits a student whose IEP or section 504 plan allows for testing accommodations to use the same testing accommodations while taking an assessment under the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the accommodation does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0568** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0568.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0478** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0478.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2407.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/10/2020 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/5/2020 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 3/12/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 2/18/2020 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020 2/27/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/5/2020
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/10/2020
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0478)
- **2020-02-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0568) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0568) `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 601
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/20/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b71564f2-a5c3-4bfe-93fa-eb3fe0df2784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).