HB 1016 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, establishes October 15 of each year as the date by which the department must submit an early grades reading report; updates the committees for which the department must submit the early grades reading report to be the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over education. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49.

HB 1016 requires Tennessee's Department of Education to submit an annual early grades reading report by October 15 each year, covering the previous school year's reading data. The bill specifies that this report must be submitted to the Senate education committee and the House committee with jurisdiction over education. This changes the reporting deadline and clarifies which legislative committees receive the report, affecting how the state tracks early literacy progress.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

100–0

Passed

Total votes 100

Mar 31, 2025

D Democratic22

22 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican78

78 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0165)

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Ref. to Education Committee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced

Intro., P1C.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors