# Tennessee SB 1709: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure.

Tennessee SB 1709, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1709
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to educator licensure.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1658.pdf)
- HA0590: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0590.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1709.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1658.pdf)
- [HA0590 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0590.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1709.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1709-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).