2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0047: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes local boards of education and governing bodies of public charter schools to display the Ten Commandments, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Constitution of Tennessee, the Bill of Rights, a resolution honoring the history of a school in the LEA or the public charter school, or other historically significant documents in a prominent location in each school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

12/19/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/18/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/19/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(House of Representatives)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/28/20259.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/27/20259.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/19/20249.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/25/2025114.2 KB