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

SJR 79: 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: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

SJR 79 is a joint resolution introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 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: Janice Bowling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican).