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type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, enacts the \"SEM Advancement Act,\" which requires a local board of education or charter school governing body to develop and adopt a policy that establishes criteria for the enrollment of students in grades seven through 12 into available advanced English language arts, mathematics, and science courses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10."
description: "Education - As enacted, enacts the \"SEM Advancement Act,\" which requires a local board of education or charter school governing body to develop and adopt a policy that establishes criteria for the enrollment of students in grades seven through 12 into available advanced English language arts, mathematics, and science courses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 973"
citation: "Tennessee HB 973 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dixie", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/316795b3-7c93-44b1-bfdf-a40c9bf6c951"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0973&GA=112"
source_hash: "a4b5ab9fe5fa290b2055895eff8fe2cdca7291160dda894bfce3be08f872234d"
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 973 (112) — Education - As enacted, enacts the "SEM Advancement Act," which requires a local board of education or charter school governing body to develop and adopt a policy that establishes criteria for the enrollment of students in grades seven through 12 into available advanced English language arts, mathematics, and science courses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0027.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0098** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0098.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0973.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/2/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **83–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dixie — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0098)
- **2021-03-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0027) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 170
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/20/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 170
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/316795b3-7c93-44b1-bfdf-a40c9bf6c951`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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