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type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes the state board of education to promulgate emergency rules as necessary to address any issues created by school closures due to the outbreak of COVID-19 during the 2019-2020 school year; requires the commissioner of education to waive certain requirements; establishes other related requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes the state board of education to promulgate emergency rules as necessary to address any issues created by school closures due to the outbreak of COVID-19 during the 2019-2020 school year; requires the commissioner of education to waive certain requirements; establishes other related requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2818"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2818 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d15e065e-4fcf-4c99-8be0-c18869917d24"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2818&GA=111"
source_hash: "28f64afbdd78ef8cd298572ac7946f9b853d2ab6667fb081c66e14de80efeec2"
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 2818 (111) — Education - As enacted, authorizes the state board of education to promulgate emergency rules as necessary to address any issues created by school closures due to the outbreak of COVID-19 during the 2019-2020 school year; requires the commissioner of education to waive certain requirements; establishes other related requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0676** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0676.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0677** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0677.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0688** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0688.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0656** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0656.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2818.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/18/2020 (7) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/18/2020 (6) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2020 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020 3/18/2020 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2020 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2020-03-16** Assigned to s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-16** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Education Comm. 3/18/20
- **2020-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0656)
- **2020-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0688) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0677) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0676) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 652
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2020
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 652
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d15e065e-4fcf-4c99-8be0-c18869917d24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).