---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 298"
citation: "Tennessee SB 298 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Curriculum", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44ffac22-27ea-4dd9-b3ff-30b7b0efc616"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0298&ga=114"
source_hash: "4f8199fecb66a58531f1566d68a74f58eb3842a217d99b5db0530a343749ede7"
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 SB 298 (114) — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0231.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0200.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0298.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **82–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-07** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 8, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0231) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0200)
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 314

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44ffac22-27ea-4dd9-b3ff-30b7b0efc616`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).