| TN | SB0821 | Pass | As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 |
| TN | HB0902 | Pass | As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058 |
| TN | HB1857 | Pass | As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-18 Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 |
| TN | SB1960 | Pass | As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 962 |
| TN | HB1527 | Pass | 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 lif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 |
| TN | SB1710 | Pass | 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 lif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 744 |
| TN | SB1953 | Pass | As enacted, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each LEA and public charter school to, as part of the social studies curriculum, to present a civics instructional video approved by the state board of education at least once to students... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-30 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 629 |
| TN | HB2588 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-30 Effective date(s) 03/26/2026 |
| TN | HB2395 | Pass | As enacted, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each LEA and public charter school to, as part of the social studies curriculum, to present a civics instructional video approved by the state board of education at least once to students... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-30 Effective date(s) 03/26/2026 |
| TN | SB2369 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-30 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 630 |
| TN | SB1857 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09 Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB2067 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02 Withdrawn. |
| TN | HB1511 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grad... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| TN | SB1604 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grad... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14 To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB0380 | Pass | As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 427 |
| TN | SB0416 | Pass | As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15 Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 |
| TN | SB0298 | Pass | As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manne... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13 Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 |
| TN | HB1197 | Pass | As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manne... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 314 |
| TN | SB0319 | Pass | As enacted, adds instruction for public high school students on this state's safe haven law to the required components of a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02 Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 |
| TN | HB0368 | Pass | As enacted, adds instruction for public high school students on this state's safe haven law to the required components of a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 164 |
| TN | HB0178 | Pass | As enacted, establishes that family life curriculum must include age-appropriate instruction and evidence regarding the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the method by which a person completes the following in sequential order: ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 224 |
| TN | SB0471 | Pass | As enacted, establishes that family life curriculum must include age-appropriate instruction and evidence regarding the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the method by which a person completes the following in sequential order: ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 |
| TN | SB0811 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act." - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-28 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 195 |
| TN | HB0825 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act." - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-28 Effective date(s) 04/11/2025, 07/01/2025 |
| TN | SB0514 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction to students on how to access, utilize, and critically evaluate various artificial intelligence tools within the curriculum taught by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19 To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB0531 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction to students on how to access, utilize, and critically evaluate various artificial intelligence tools within the curriculum taught by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-18 Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee |
| TN | SB0565 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local education agency and public charter school to review any new family life curricula recommended by the joint task force on children's justice and child sexual abuse prior to the start of each school year. - Amends TC... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12 To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | SB1067 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local education agency (LEA) to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12 To Senate Education Committee |
| TN | HB1195 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local education agency (LEA) to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| TN | HB0914 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each local education agency and public charter school to review any new family life curricula recommended by the joint task force on children's justice and child sexual abuse prior to the start of each school year. - Amends TC... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10 Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee |