# Tennessee HB 2257: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee HB 2257, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., 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. 902) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2257
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 902
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (18 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 902
- 2026-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: 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)
- 2026-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0902.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2377.pdf)
- HA1015: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1015.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2257.pdf)
- SA0819: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0819.pdf)

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- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed)
- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0902.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2377.pdf)
- [HA1015 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1015.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2257.pdf)
- [SA0819 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0819.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2257-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).