Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1957
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board as long as the prayer does not require participation of any person in attendance at the meeting and no person is harassed or coerced to participate in the prayer. - Amends TCA Title 49.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Pody (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 710
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 5, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 710 - May 5, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 7 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction