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

HB 1973: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits an educator from engaging in any sexually related behavior with certain students enrolled, graduated, or withdrawn from school; requires violations to be reported to the state board of education. - 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 1973 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits an educator from engaging in any sexually related behavior with certain students enrolled, graduated, or withdrawn from school; requires violations to be reported to the state board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: White. Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 898.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
WhitePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 898
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026
  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
  10. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
  12. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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