# Tennessee SB 0400: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Tennessee SB 0400, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0400
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (133 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New tutoring guidance for Tennessee students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law explicitly includes the Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps in the state's learning-loss program. The education department must guide corps tutors on matching lessons to students' learning needs and state grade-level standards. The program assessment m…
- Secure data system options for Tennessee schools: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee's education department must give school districts a list of secure student-data systems. Listed systems must track learning-support results, resource use, and student progress in real time across all district schools. They must be capable of meeting federal student…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0778.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0400.pdf)
- HA0913: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0913.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0400.pdf)
- SA0799: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0799.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
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- HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0778.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0400.pdf)
- [HA0913 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0913.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0400.pdf)
- [SA0799 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0799.pdf)

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- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0400-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).