# Tennessee HB 1888: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure.

Tennessee HB 1888, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1888
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (21 yes, 8 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: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-30: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1888.pdf)
- HA0872: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0872.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1888.pdf)
- SA0496: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0496.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1888.pdf)
- [HA0872 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0872.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1888.pdf)
- [SA0496 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0496.pdf)

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- [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1888-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).