Tennessee · 114
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.
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Tennessee HB 47, as enacted, amends TCA Title 49 to authorize local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence preamble, and the U.S. Constitution preamble in prominent locations within school buildings.
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Sponsors
- Michael Hale Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | 234d9f07-13a3-4b50-884c-21cae65b408c | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/234d9f07-13a3-4b50-884c-21cae65b408c CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1) | lower | — | abdf47e7-b393-4546-9e21-d2fa502442ce | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abdf47e7-b393-4546-9e21-d2fa502442ce CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (2) | upper | — | 56384f47-64ad-40c2-8009-402713ffbc4e | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56384f47-64ad-40c2-8009-402713ffbc4e CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 Passed | lower | — | cc53461c-f23d-49bc-bea9-4b36bfbb62c6 | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Feb 12, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc53461c-f23d-49bc-bea9-4b36bfbb62c6 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | — | fb6cad23-bb14-42ab-bb02-1263d85681c5 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb6cad23-bb14-42ab-bb02-1263d85681c5 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026… | lower | — | 3953b976-e4a4-4293-a957-7f7b6b8ee47f | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3953b976-e4a4-4293-a957-7f7b6b8ee47f CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee… | lower | — | 5d6f89fd-6c3c-4a15-803d-e261545c451c | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d6f89fd-6c3c-4a15-803d-e261545c451c CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to… | lower | — | 36d99d8e-881f-43ac-b736-cd13532e4740 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36d99d8e-881f-43ac-b736-cd13532e4740 CC0-1.0 |