# Tennessee HB 0470: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act.

Tennessee HB 0470, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0470
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Professions and Occupations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-04: Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Taken off notice for cal. in Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0226.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0470.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0226.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0470.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0470-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).