# Tennessee HB 0825: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to internet safety. Tennessee HB 0825, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to internet safety., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0825-2025-2026 - 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 0825 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to internet safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Education, Curriculum - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (135 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Teen safety lessons with parent opt-outs: benefit, low. Beginning in 2026–2027, Tennessee local public schools and public charter schools must teach social media and internet safety in grades 6–12. The Department of Education must issue guidance by January 1, 2026, and update it as technology and teen threats change. Required topics include healthy habi… - School internet protections and student access limits: mixed, low. Starting in 2025–2026, Tennessee local public schools and public charter schools must prohibit student social media access on school-provided internet. A teacher must expressly authorize any exception, solely for educational purposes; the rule does not cover other internet access. Beginning July 1,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/3/2025 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 | pass | 88 | 4 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 195 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-04: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-03: Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0283) (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-27: Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 3 (House) - 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-27: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0106) (House) - 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0106 (Substitute), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0106.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0195.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0825.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0825.pdf) - SA0283: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0283.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [HA0106 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0106.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0195.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0825.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0825.pdf) - [SA0283 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0283.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [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-HB0825-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).