SB 2403 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to students, requiring the department to publish the percentage of students who attain proficiency for the English language arts portion of the TCAP, and establishing the assessment review board to annually review the TCAP tests administered to students in the most recent school year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49.

SB 2403 requires Tennessee public schools to annually report all local assessments (including purpose, subject, grade level, and administration schedule) to the state Department of Education. This information must be published online for public access by July 2027, allowing parents and students to compare assessments across schools. The bill eliminates schools' ability to use non-state universal reading screeners for kindergarten through third grade, mandating instead the state-provided Tennessee universal reading screener. Additionally, it creates an Assessment Review Board of nine classroom teachers to evaluate the state's assessment program tests from the previous school year.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 22, 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
35
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
4
May 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Amended
Senate refused to concur in amendment
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee appointed (White, Powers, Oliver)
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 23, Nays 4
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 68, Nays 18 PNV 3
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1018)
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1153)
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1156)
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 54, Nays 31, PNV 3
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0686)
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Education Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Dawn White
RRepublican
TN
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