# Tennessee SB 1912: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to acceptable uses of technology provided by public schools.

Tennessee SB 1912, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to acceptable uses of technology provided by public schools., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-26 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 992) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1912
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to acceptable uses of technology provided by public schools.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 992
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Local Education Agencies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (28 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-05-26: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 992
- 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Re-refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (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/pc0992.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1912.pdf)
- HA0560: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0560.pdf)
- HA1192: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1192.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1912.pdf)
- SA0608: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0608.pdf)
- SA1049: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1049.pdf)
- SA1109: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1109.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0992.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1912.pdf)
- [HA0560 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0560.pdf)
- [HA1192 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1192.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1912.pdf)
- [SA0608 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0608.pdf)
- [SA1049 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1049.pdf)
- [SA1109 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1109.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1912-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
