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

HB 1197: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

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 1197 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 314.

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
Doc KumarPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“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. 314
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/10/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  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 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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