# Tennessee SB 1819: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to civics engagement. Tennessee SB 1819, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to civics engagement., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1819-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1819 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to civics engagement. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Civics field days with student attendance limits: mixed, low. Starting in the 2026-2027 school year and every year afterward, Tennessee public high schools must provide three civic engagement field days for students enrolled in United States government and civics. Activities must follow state-adopted course standards, with the legislative branch visit going t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 700 - 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0817) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0676) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0700.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1747.pdf) - HA0817: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0817.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1819.pdf) - SA0676: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0676.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1766: 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… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0700.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1747.pdf) - [HA0817 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0817.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1819.pdf) - [SA0676 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0676.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [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-SB1819-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).