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Bill Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49. Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 HB 47 Tennessee HB 47 (114)
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Tennessee HB 47 (114) — Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment SA0682 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 Passed — 6925 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — 7017 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/3/2026 Passed — 154 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (2) — 276 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/18/2025 Passed — 51 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — 275 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 Passed — 7517 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026 2/5/2026 — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Hale — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-12-19 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2025-01-14 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2025-01-15 P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  • 2025-01-15 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-01-16 Ref. to Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-01-28 Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2025-01-31 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-02-05 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2025-03-12 Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
  • 2025-03-18 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-19 Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
  • 2025-03-25 Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
  • 2025-03-26 Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  • 2025-04-02 Action def. in Education Committee to Second Calendar of 2026
  • 2026-01-21 Placed on cal. Education Committee for 1/27/2026
  • 2026-01-23 Meeting Canceled
  • 2026-01-28 Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/3/2026
  • 2026-02-03 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-02-03 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-04 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026
  • 2026-02-05 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026
  • 2026-02-09 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026
  • 2026-02-09 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-02-09 Objected to on Consent Calendar.
  • 2026-02-10 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-02-12 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. receipt
  • 2026-02-12 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-02-12 Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 passage
  • 2026-02-19 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-03-19 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 passage
  • 2026-03-19 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682)
  • 2026-03-19 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. substitution
  • 2026-03-30 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/2/2026
  • 2026-04-02 H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 HB0047
  • 2026-04-07 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026
  • 2026-04-09 Senate refused to recede from amendment
  • 2026-04-13 H. Placed on Message Calendar
  • 2026-04-14 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
  • 2026-04-14 Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Hale, Darby, Zachary, Towns)
  • 2026-04-14 H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of SA no. 1
  • 2026-04-16 Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Walley, Oliver)
  • 2026-04-23 Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nayes 5
  • 2026-04-23 Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 17 PNV 0
  • 2026-04-30 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-30 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. enrolled
  • 2026-05-05 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-05-06 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-07 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-14 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  • 2026-05-14 Pub. Ch. 924

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4dbb12fc-2ce3-4da1-81d5-a44c17b1952b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).