# Tennessee HB 1973: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discipline of an educator license.

Tennessee HB 1973, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discipline of an educator license., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-18 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 898) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1973
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discipline of an educator license.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 898
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (19 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: Michele Reneau (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 898
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 (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)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass 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 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0898.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2106.pdf)
- HA0908: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0908.pdf)
- HA1076: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1076.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1973.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0898.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2106.pdf)
- [HA0908 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0908.pdf)
- [HA1076 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1076.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1973.pdf)

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