# Tennessee SB 1828: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. Tennessee SB 1828, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education., 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) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1828-2025-2026 - 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 1828 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (200 yes, 122 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee educators may teach religion’s historical benefits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee school districts, public charter schools, and public-school teachers may teach religion’s positive impacts on American history. Faculty and instructors employed at Tennessee public colleges and universities have the same permission. This instruction is optional, no… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens ## 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 | 70 | 22 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 72 | 23 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | fail | 23 | 70 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-28: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-28: Pub. Ch. 701 - 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 70, Nays 22, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA0895), Ayes 23, Nays 70, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0813) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-23: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0674) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0701.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1828.pdf) - HA0813: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0813.pdf) - HA0895: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0895.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1828.pdf) - SA0674: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0674.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/pc0701.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1828.pdf) - [HA0813 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0813.pdf) - [HA0895 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0895.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1828.pdf) - [SA0674 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0674.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-SB1828-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).