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

Tennessee HB 778

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability (OREA), in the office of the comptroller of the treasury, to study and make recommendations for the implementation of an incentive program for educators who have 15 or more years' experience in education; requires OREA to report its findings and recommendations for implementation of the incentive program by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• McKenzie (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version
• Amendment SA0287

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
• Mar 17, 2026 · House
  Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
• Feb 10, 2025 · House
  Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
• Feb 6, 2025 · House
  P2C, ref. to Education Committee
• Feb 5, 2025 · House
  Intro., P1C.
• Feb 4, 2025 · House
  Filed for introduction