# Tennessee SB 0942: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21, relative to sign language interpreters.

Tennessee SB 0942, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21, relative to sign language interpreters., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-18 (Failed (no second) in Senate Education Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0942
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21, relative to sign language interpreters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-18, Failed (no second) in Senate Education Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Boards and Commissions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | fail | 4 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-18: Failed (no second) in Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0942.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0942.pdf)
- SA0488: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0488.pdf)
- SA0489: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0489.pdf)
- SA0791: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0791.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- 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 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0942.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0942.pdf)
- [SA0488 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0488.pdf)
- [SA0489 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0489.pdf)
- [SA0791 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0791.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0942-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).