# Tennessee SB 1714: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49, relative to the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act."

Tennessee SB 1714, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49, relative to the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (Re-refer to S. Cal Comm) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1714
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49, relative to the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act."
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (15 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-09: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1491.pdf)
- HA0985: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0985.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1714.pdf)
- SA0606: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0606.pdf)
- SA0916: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0916.pdf)

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- SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed)
- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
- SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1491.pdf)
- [HA0985 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0985.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1714.pdf)
- [SA0606 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0606.pdf)
- [SA0916 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0916.pdf)

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- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1714-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).