# Tennessee HB 1250: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school chaplains. Tennessee HB 1250, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school chaplains., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-02-26 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1250-2025-2026 - 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 1250 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school chaplains. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Sponsor(s) Added. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (56 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 - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-28 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 2 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-26: Held on desk. (House) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-02-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026 (House) - 2026-02-12: Reset on cal. for 2/26/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Reset on cal. for 2/12/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Reset on cal. for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0168) (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/4/2026 (House) - 2026-01-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 1/28/2026 (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 1/22/2026 (House) - 2026-01-20: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 1/20/2026 (House) - 2025-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025 (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: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0168, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0168.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1041.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1250.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 - [HA0168 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0168.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1041.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1250.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-HB1250-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).