Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Joint Resolution

HJR 92: Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee to establish that parents have the inherent right to direct the education of the parent's child; prohibits the state from interfering with such rights through the adoption or enforcement of any law or rule that abridges, infringes upon, or restricts a parent's right to provide home-based education. -

In committee Last action March 17, 2026: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

Plain-language summary

HJR 92 is a joint resolution introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee to establish that parents have the inherent right to direct the education of the parent's child; prohibits the state from interfering with such rights through the adoption or enforcement of any law or rule that abridges, infringes upon, or restricts a parent's right to provide home-based education. -. Primary sponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican).