# Tennessee HB 1785: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics. Tennessee HB 1785, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-18 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 893) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1785-2025-2026 - 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 1785 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 893 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Local Education Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (16 yes, 4 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: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 4 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 893 - 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0893.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1785.pdf) - HA1005: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1005.pdf) - HA1040: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1040.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1785.pdf) - SA0499: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0499.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0893.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1785.pdf) - [HA1005 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1005.pdf) - [HA1040 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1040.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1785.pdf) - [SA0499 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0499.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [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-HB1785-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).