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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2277: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2277 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1132.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott CepickyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1132
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  4. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  11. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source