Education - As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each LEA and public charter school to have fifth grade students complete one semester of Tennessee history in the first semester of the students' fifth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed Mar 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2023 · House Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
23–2
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 21, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 1, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Feb 12, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0516)
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Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0487)
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Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2
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Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2023
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Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
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Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Art Swann
RRepublican
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