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

HB 1805: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state board, to adopt, grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism. - 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 1805 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state board, to adopt, grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 708.

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
Jody BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69

“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. 708
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/17/2026
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
  11. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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