# Tennessee HB 2422: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to assessments. Tennessee HB 2422, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to assessments., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2422-2025-2026 - 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 2422 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to assessments. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 15 (435 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Another promotion route for eligible third graders: benefit, low. Third graders who received limited state-required tests through the pilot gain another way to meet an English promotion condition. They must score within the 50th percentile on their latest state-approved universal reading screener or Tennessee universal reading screener. This added route does not… - Fewer required tests for eligible Tennessee students: benefit, low. Tennessee must select up to 10 school districts by July 1, 2026, to test whether fewer required tests improve achievement. Districts need an “advancing” or “exemplary” rating for 2024–2025, grades 3–5 English and math proficiency above 40%, and chronic absence below 20%. Participation also requires… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Hakeem (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 | pass | 80 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 28 | | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 87 | 1 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 87 | 1 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | | | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 1 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 1 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 3 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 3 | | ## Actions (53) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1030 - 2026-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 80, Nays 0 PNV 6 (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee appointed (Watson, White, Yarbro) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. G. Martin, Cepicky, Cochran, Glynn) (House) - 2026-04-23: H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in SA 2 (House) - 2026-04-23: H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026 (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate refused to recede from amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2 (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26 (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1107) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0789) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 1, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0878) (House) - 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0877) (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-24: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-24: Ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0878 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0878.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1030.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2317.pdf) - HA0877: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0877.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2422.pdf) - SA0789: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0789.pdf) - SA1107: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1107.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (failed) - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (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 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0878 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0878.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1030.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2317.pdf) - [HA0877 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0877.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2422.pdf) - [SA0789 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0789.pdf) - [SA1107 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1107.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2428-2025-2026) - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [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 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 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) - [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-HB2422-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).