# Tennessee HB 0047: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents. Tennessee HB 0047, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0047-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0047 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-19 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 37 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (410 yes, 103 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee schools can display the Ten Commandments: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee school boards and public charter school governing bodies can approve optional historical document displays. This applies to the 2026-2027 school year and every school year after that. Allowed texts are the Ten Commandments, the U.S. Constitution’s preamble, and the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 | pass | 70 | 17 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 | pass | 69 | 25 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 | pass | 75 | 17 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2026 | pass | 75 | 17 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | | | | | 2026-02-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (50) - 2026-05-14: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-14: Pub. Ch. 924 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nayes 5 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 17 PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-16: Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Walley, Oliver) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Hale, Darby, Zachary, Towns) (House) - 2026-04-14: H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of SA no. 1 (House) - 2026-04-13: H. Placed on Message Calendar (House) - 2026-04-09: Senate refused to recede from amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 HB0047 (House) - 2026-03-30: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-02-12: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026 (House) - 2026-02-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-09: Objected to on Consent Calendar. (House) - 2026-02-05: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-03: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/3/2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 1/27/2026 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in Education Committee to Second Calendar of 2026 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-16: Ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House) - 2025-01-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2024-12-19: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0924.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0047.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0047.pdf) - SA0682: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0682.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0924.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0047.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0047.pdf) - [SA0682 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0682.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0047-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).