---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, enacts the \"Baby Olivia Act,\" which requires a family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality to include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, enacts the \"Baby Olivia Act,\" which requires a family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality to include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2435"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2435 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Curriculum", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bulso"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 35
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e7e1c01-464c-42de-8378-ab6c0e46f924"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2435&GA=113"
source_hash: "124a315a5d9e35612ff5e46b3fc680548436885a0871caa05ba403148a4d0d1f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2435 (113) — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, enacts the "Baby Olivia Act," which requires a family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality to include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0655** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0655.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0722** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0722.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0725** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0725.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0726** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0726.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0727** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0727.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0795** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0795.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0969** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0969.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA0970** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0970.pdf)
9. **Amendment SA0971** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0971.pdf)
10. **Amendment SA0973** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0973.pdf)
11. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2435.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Senator Oliver 4/4/2024 Passed — **22–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Senator Lamar 4/4/2024 Passed — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Failed — **24–68** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY MITCHELL AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Failed — **23–68** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **67–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Failed — **29–63** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/6/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BULSO AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed — **67–23** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 5 by Senator Campbell 4/4/2024 Passed — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **21–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bulso — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** Failed to adopt, (Amendment 4 - HA0726) Ayes 23, Nays 68, PNV 0
- **2024-03-18** Failed to adopt, (Amendment 3 - HA0725) Ayes 24, Nays 68, PNV 0
- **2024-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0722) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0655) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 21, Nays 6, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Amendment tabled (Amendment 5 - SA0973) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0795)
- **2024-04-04** Motion to reconsider adoption of Amendment 1 - SA0795
- **2024-04-04** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0971) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-04** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0970) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-04** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0969) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0795)
- **2024-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 795

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e7e1c01-464c-42de-8378-ab6c0e46f924`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).