TN HB0047 2026
Allow local school boards and charter schools to display Ten Commandments, Declaration, U.S. and Tennessee Constitutions, and Bill of Rights.
Date of Vote: March 19, 2026
Chamber of Origin: HouseAs enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Voted YEA
27100% REPUBLICANS0% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
VOTED NAY
60% REPUBLICANS100% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea
Richard BriggsState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:89.29
Jessie SealState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:91.30
Steve SoutherlandState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:88.89
Todd GardenhireState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:83.33
Bo WatsonState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:100.00
Ken YagerState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:96.15
Voted nay
Charlane OliverState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:23.08
Raumesh AkbariState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:25.93
Sara KyleState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:26.92
Heidi CampbellState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:22.00
Jeff YarbroState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:16.00
London LamarState SenateTennessee
Lifetime Score:25.00
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