# Tennessee SB 2371: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to teachers.

Tennessee SB 2371, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to teachers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2371
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to teachers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (115 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Temporary permit holders excluded from teacher definition: cost, low. Tennessee’s definition of “teacher” includes teachers, supervisors, principals, school directors, and other staff with required education certificates. It covers local school board employees serving public elementary and secondary schools funded partly or fully by state or federal money. Holders of…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 | pass | 74 | 16 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0867.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2148.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2371.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0867.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2148.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2371.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2371-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).