SB 1423 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to develop and implement a policy to provide, with each K-8 student's report card, the student's score on the universal reading screener if administered to the student in the current school year, and the results of the dyslexia screener most recently administered to the student, if applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 1423 requires Tennessee public schools and charter schools to include two specific reading assessment results on every K-8 student's report card each school year: the student's score from the universal reading screener (if administered) and the most recent dyslexia screener results (if applicable). This applies to all local school boards and public charter school governing bodies starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The law mandates that these results be provided directly to parents or guardians alongside standard academic grades. It does not change teaching methods or funding but ensures families receive standardized reading progress data.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0105)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0288)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
TN
29