Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 14 R cosponsors

SB 0303 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  5. Ref. to Education Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  14. Action def. in Education Committee to Second Calendar of 2026

  15. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 1/27/2026

  16. Meeting Canceled

  17. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/3/2026

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/5/2026

  21. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026

  22. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  29. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  31. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0682)

  32. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

  33. H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/2/2026

  34. H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 HB0047

  35. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026

  36. Senate refused to recede from amendment

  37. H. Placed on Message Calendar

  38. H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence of SA no. 1

  39. Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Hale, Darby, Zachary, Towns)

  40. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026

  41. Conference Committee appointed. (Pody, Walley, Oliver)

  42. Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 17 PNV 0

  43. Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 27, Nayes 5

  44. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  45. Signed by H. Speaker

  46. Signed by Senate Speaker

  47. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  48. Signed by Governor.

  49. Pub. Ch. 924

  50. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  51. Filed for introduction

  52. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  53. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  54. Sponsor change.

  55. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  56. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026

  57. Sponsor(s) Added.

  58. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  59. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  60. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  61. Companion House Bill substituted

  62. Sponsor(s) Added.

  63. Sponsor(s) Added.

  64. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (119)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0303 do?
Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0303?
SB 0303 is sponsored by Pody, Mark (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Southerland, Steve (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0303?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2024. Enacted.
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