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

SB 303: 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.

In committee Last action May 14, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924

Plain-language summary

SB 303 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 27, 2025. 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: Mark Pody (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Mark Pody (Republican).