Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SB 1710 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to human trafficking.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 744

  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 January 12, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 24, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires public schools and public charter schools to provide instruction in child trafficking awareness and prevention to students in grades kindergarten through 12 through health education, instead of being provided through a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 2/10/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee to 2/17/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026

  12. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0588)

  15. Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 1

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  18. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  19. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0673)

  20. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

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

  22. Signed by H. Speaker

  23. Signed by Senate Speaker

  24. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  25. Signed by Governor.

  26. Pub. Ch. 744

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

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  32. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  33. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  34. Companion House Bill substituted

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 744

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1710 do?
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires public schools and public charter schools to provide instruction in child trafficking awareness and prevention to students in grades kindergarten through 12 through health education, instead of being provided through a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1710?
SB 1710 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1710?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2026. Enacted.
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