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

HB 1085: Education - As enacted, prohibits a local board of education or public charter school governing body from removing a material from a library collection for the sole reason that the material is religious. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1085 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, prohibits a local board of education or public charter school governing body from removing a material from a library collection for the sole reason that the material is religious. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Greg Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 270.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 270
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Objected to on Consent Calendar.
  6. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/10/2025
  7. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025
  8. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
  12. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source