# Tennessee HB 1857: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to education. Tennessee HB 1857, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1857-2025-2026 - 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 1857 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Education, Curriculum - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (390 yes, 165 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee students get yearly independence lessons: benefit, low. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, Tennessee public schools and public charter schools must teach yearly Fourth of July lessons. This applies to kindergarten through grade 12 every school year thereafter. Lessons must cover America's founding, the thirteen colonies' separation from Great Bri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 28 | 5 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | pass | 71 | 19 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Concur in House Amend# 1 4/13/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Concur in House Amend# 1 4/13/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 | pass | 72 | 21 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 1 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 | fail | 24 | 71 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 | pass | 71 | 20 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 2 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 2 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 1 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 962 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes, 28, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 71, Nays 19 PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-16: Reset on next available Message calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Roberts, Oliver) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Miller, Doggett, Davis, Rudd) (House) - 2026-04-15: H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of S. am. no. 1 (House) - 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate refused to recede from amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0806) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-19: Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 20, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-03-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-16: Objected to on Consent Calendar. (House) - 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-05: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0962.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1857.pdf) - HA0741: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0741.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1857.pdf) - SA0806: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0806.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. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0962.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1857.pdf) - [HA0741 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0741.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1857.pdf) - [SA0806 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0806.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-HB1857-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).