# Tennessee HB 1323: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to teacher licensure. Tennessee HB 1323, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to teacher licensure., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-13 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 328) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1323-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1323 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to teacher licensure. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 328 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 42 - Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (60 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0328.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1311.pdf) - HA0104: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0104.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1323.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0328.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1311.pdf) - [HA0104 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0104.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1323.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1323-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).