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

HJR 92: 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 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

HJR 92 is a joint resolution introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 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: Jody Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

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. Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
  3. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
  5. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
  7. Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
  8. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  9. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
  11. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
  12. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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