# Tennessee HB 0826: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to families' rights and responsibilities. Tennessee HB 0826, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to families' rights and responsibilities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0826-2025-2026 - 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 0826 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to families' rights and responsibilities. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (230 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - First aid and abuse screening for children: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee allows reasonable, appropriate non-emergency first aid for minors who appear or are described as sick or injured. Examples include dressing wounds, applying skin treatments, giving fluids or ice, and checking for minor illnesses. Health providers may screen minors… - Licensed school staff can provide preventive counseling: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee law recognizes preventive and developmental counseling provided by school counselors and school psychologists. These professionals must be licensed by the Tennessee State Board of Education. The counseling is provided under the state's existing school counseling la… - School activity rules include academic activities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee expands the activities covered by its family-rights law's school activity rules. The added activity must be approved by the school and related to academic instruction. - Religious school absences may require parent meetings: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee law allows students to be excused from school for religious purposes. After 20 or more days of religious absences in one school year, the school may require a parent meeting. The meeting is to discuss the student's educational future. - School recordings need consent before publication: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, this rule applies when a Tennessee school system has sent parents a recording consent request. It covers video or voice recordings of their child on school property during regular classes or extracurricular activities. School officials do not need parental consent before sta… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 4/15/2025 | pass | 83 | 5 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2025 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 347 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-15: H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 & 2 Ayes 83, Nays 5 PNV 2 HB0826 (House) - 2025-04-14: H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/15/2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0400) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0368) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-07: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0282) (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-12: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0282 (Substitute), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0282.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0347.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0826.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0826.pdf) - SA0368: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0368.pdf) - SA0400: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0400.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 - [HA0282 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0282.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0347.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0826.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0826.pdf) - [SA0368 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0368.pdf) - [SA0400 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0400.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-HB0826-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).