# Tennessee SB 0298: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to the nonsectarian, nonreligious study of the Bible.

Tennessee SB 0298, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to the nonsectarian, nonreligious study of the Bible., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0298
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to the nonsectarian, nonreligious study of the Bible.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Curriculum
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (121 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Families get online Bible course details: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, with the 2025–2026 school year, Tennessee’s Department of Education must post Bible-course information online. It must list districts and public charter schools offering courses approved through the local approval process. It must also post the Bible-course academic standard…
- School Bible electives get new rules: mixed, low. Effective July 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 school year onward, locally developed Bible courses need school board or charter governing-body approval and must meet state course requirements. Courses approved by Tennessee’s Department of Education before July 1, 2025, do not need this local approval. T…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 82 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 314
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 8, PNV 2 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0231) (House)
- 2025-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0200) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0314.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0298.pdf)
- HA0231: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0231.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0298.pdf)
- SA0200: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0200.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0314.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0298.pdf)
- [HA0231 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0231.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0298.pdf)
- [SA0200 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0200.pdf)

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- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
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- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0298-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).