# Tennessee HB 2343: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to leave for teachers. Tennessee HB 2343, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to leave for teachers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2343-2025-2026 - 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 2343 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to leave for teachers. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (143 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Teachers get more personal and sick leave: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, teachers earn personal and professional leave at two days for each half year worked (four days a year). Local school boards must set policies to provide this leave. The law also raises personal leave in state law from two days to four. Teachers earn one sick day for each mon… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 88 | 2 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1022 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1089) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 2, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0823) (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules 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) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0823, 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0823.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1022.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2669.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2343.pdf) - SA1089: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1089.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - 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 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (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) ## Sources - [HA0823 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0823.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1022.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2669.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2343.pdf) - [SA1089 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1089.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [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-HB2343-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).