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type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 870"
citation: "Tennessee SB 870 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/449f57b1-f47a-494d-86d2-a0479996f97e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0870&ga=114"
source_hash: "55333cbd902757087dccf4ad24579af5d2ccdb74574987e65c96d89bd7fbc872"
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 870 (114) — Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0298.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0059.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0870.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2025 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **872** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hensley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0059)
- **2025-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0298) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 325
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/449f57b1-f47a-494d-86d2-a0479996f97e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).