# Tennessee SB 2072: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education.

Tennessee SB 2072, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-26 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1007) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2072
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1007
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (17 yes, 2 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: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-26: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1007
- 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (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)
- 2026-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1007.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2072.pdf)
- HA0636: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0636.pdf)
- HA1215: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1215.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2072.pdf)
- SA0599: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0599.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1007.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2072.pdf)
- [HA0636 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0636.pdf)
- [HA1215 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1215.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2072.pdf)
- [SA0599 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0599.pdf)

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- [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026)
- [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026)
- [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026)
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