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type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to award a high school student credit for a course offered by the LEA's high school if the student attains a qualifying score on the course's final examination without requiring the student to enroll in the course. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to award a high school student credit for a course offered by the LEA's high school if the student attains a qualifying score on the course's final examination without requiring the student to enroll in the course. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 838"
citation: "Tennessee SB 838 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc8a5a3c-477d-4de3-a44a-6072415d097b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0838&GA=113"
source_hash: "35644413e43f38159c9a95c41692b37964ec7cfe52dea159c9d39f69704ac280"
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 SB 838 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to award a high school student credit for a course offered by the LEA's high school if the student attains a qualifying score on the course's final examination without requiring the student to enroll in the course. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0388** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0388.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0306** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0306.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0838.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- White — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0306)
- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0388) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 269
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc8a5a3c-477d-4de3-a44a-6072415d097b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).