Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 47
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hale (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 14, 2026): Pub. Ch. 924
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
Actions
- May 14, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 924 - May 14, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 6, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 17 PNV 0 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nayes 5 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Walley, Oliver) - Apr 14, 2026 · House
H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of SA no. 1 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Hale, Darby, Zachary, Towns) - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 - Apr 13, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Message Calendar - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Senate refused to recede from amendment - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 HB0047 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682) - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Objected to on Consent Calendar. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/3/2026 - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Meeting Canceled - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 1/27/2026 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Action def. in Education Committee to Second Calendar of 2026 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Ref. to Education Committee - Jan 15, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Jan 15, 2025 · House
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Dec 19, 2024 · House
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