# Tennessee SB 1585: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education. Tennessee SB 1585, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1585-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1585 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (249 yes, 312 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Yearly tests for education savings account students: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee education savings account students in grades 3–11 must take yearly tests to receive an account. Schools must give either a nationally standardized achievement test matched to their teaching plan or TCAP math and English language arts tests. Schools must share resul… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 22 | 11 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 7 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | fail | 19 | 72 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 63 | 29 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 8 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | fail | 19 | 72 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY BARRETT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | fail | 26 | 61 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 54 | 39 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | fail | 16 | 14 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | fail | 16 | 14 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1069 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Passed H., Ayes 54, Nays 39, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA1246) (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 9 - HA1252) (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA1240) (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1230) (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1229) (House) - 2026-04-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1025) (House) - 2026-04-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 11 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 16, Nays 14 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0787) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (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) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1069.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1585.pdf) - HA1025: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1025.pdf) - HA1229: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1229.pdf) - HA1230: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1230.pdf) - HA1240: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1240.pdf) - HA1246: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1246.pdf) - HA1249: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1249.pdf) - HA1250: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1250.pdf) - HA1251: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1251.pdf) - HA1252: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1252.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1585.pdf) - SA0787: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0787.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1069.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1585.pdf) - [HA1025 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1025.pdf) - [HA1229 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1229.pdf) - [HA1230 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1230.pdf) - [HA1240 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1240.pdf) - [HA1246 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1246.pdf) - [HA1249 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1249.pdf) - [HA1250 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1250.pdf) - [HA1251 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1251.pdf) - [HA1252 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1252.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1585.pdf) - [SA0787 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0787.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1585-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).