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HB0047Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents.

Passed

Introduced by Michael Hale, District 40

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

May 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report · April 23, 2026

27

Yes

5

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

32 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Randy McNally5Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  5. Ref. to Education Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  14. Action def. in Education Committee to Second Calendar of 2026

  15. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 1/27/2026

  16. Meeting Canceled

  17. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/3/2026

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026

  21. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026

  22. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  29. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  31. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682)

  32. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

  33. H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/2/2026

  34. H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 HB0047

  35. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026

  36. Senate refused to recede from amendment

  37. H. Placed on Message Calendar

  38. H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of SA no. 1

  39. Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Hale, Darby, Zachary, Towns)

  40. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026

  41. Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Walley, Oliver)

  42. Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 17 PNV 0

  43. Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nayes 5

  44. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  45. Signed by H. Speaker

  46. Signed by Senate Speaker

  47. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  48. Signed by Governor.

  49. Pub. Ch. 924

  50. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

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