# Tennessee SB 1919: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to sales and use tax exemptions for educators.

Tennessee SB 1919, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to sales and use tax exemptions for educators., 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); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1919
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to sales and use tax exemptions for educators.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- 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: Taxes, Exemption and Credits
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 0 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: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 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)
- 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (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)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1540.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1919.pdf)
- SA0796: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0796.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1540.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1919.pdf)
- [SA0796 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0796.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1919-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).