---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1886"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1886 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fafca9a4-cd4e-4783-9bb1-e0dd66832652"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1886&ga=114"
source_hash: "abc3fd1ca5cc25ec92f282155a1cb60ac84b2769c8581f21e408f8bac597fe55"
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 1886 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0560** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0560.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1192.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0608** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0608.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA1049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1049.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA1109** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1109.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1886.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3 4/22/2026 Passed — **69–19** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/10/2026 Passed (5) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (4) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **75–16** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (3) — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cepicky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-04** Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 16, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1192) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0560) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 69, Nays 19 PNV 3 HB1886
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1109)
- **2026-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0608)
- **2026-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1049)
- **2026-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2027
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 992

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fafca9a4-cd4e-4783-9bb1-e0dd66832652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).