Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 47: 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.

Enacted Last action May 14, 2026: Pub. Ch. 924

Plain-language summary

HB 47 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on December 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Michael Hale (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Pub. Ch. 924.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Michael Hale (Republican).