Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

SB 1828 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  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 21, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 01, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in 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 - As enacted, enacts the "Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act." - 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. Sponsor change.

  6. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

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

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

  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  12. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

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

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Comp. SB subst.

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 701

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0674)

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

  32. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  33. Sponsor(s) Added.

  34. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  35. Subst. for comp. HB.

  36. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0813)

  37. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA0895), Ayes 23, Nays 70, PNV 0

  38. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 0

  39. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  40. Signed by Senate Speaker

  41. Signed by H. Speaker

  42. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  43. Signed by Governor.

  44. Pub. Ch. 701

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 122 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1828 do?
Education - As enacted, enacts the "Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1828?
SB 1828 is sponsored by Rose, Paul (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), Roberts, Kerry (Republican), and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1828?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1828?
Track SB 1828 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 1828

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 1828

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →