SB 2077 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As enacted, makes various changes to the TISA review committee, including, but not limited to, clarifying that the committee may convene a meeting with a majority of all members present, including one or more designees, but a quorum of all voting members of the committee is required to transact any business requiring a formal vote of the committee. - Amends TCA Section 49-3-113.

SB 2077 amends Tennessee law to allow all non-legislative members of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) review committee - such as agency directors - to appoint a designee (someone they delegate to represent them) instead of restricting this authority solely to the director of the office of legislative budget analysis. The bill changes the composition rules for the TISA committee, which oversees education funding, by expanding who can appoint a substitute member. This procedural update affects committee members who currently cannot appoint designees, streamlining committee participation. The change takes effect upon the bill becoming law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Apr 23, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 3 (Amendment 2 - HA0843)
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0639)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0843)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 1
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0539)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Photo of Bo Watson
Bo Watson
RRepublican
TN
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