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HB0291

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to higher education.

Introduced·1/21/25

Tennessee HB0291 mandates public higher education institutions to include a three-semester-hour American history course in their degree programs.

Tennessee HB0291 amends the state's higher education requirements by mandating that public institutions include a three-semester-hour course on American history and government in their degree programs. The course must cover the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, selected Federalist Papers, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham jail, and at least one additional document related to the African-American freedom struggle.

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Where it stands

Current
In committee
Next
Session adjourned — paused until it reconvenes

Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

17 Yea

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1 Nay

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History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Mar 18

House

Placed behind the budget