HB1822

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Complete·4/28/26

Tennessee HB1822 allows public higher education and K-12 instructors to teach the positive impacts of religion on American history.

Tennessee HB1822 amends the state's education code to allow faculty and instructors at public institutions of higher education and K-12 teachers to include instruction on the positive impacts of religion on American history. This includes topics such as the history of the Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, the influence of religious leaders like George Washington and John Witherspoon, and the impact of religious beliefs on the Civil Rights Movement.

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Roll Call Votes

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4 Nay

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History

Apr 28

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 701

Mar 31

House

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Mar 30

House

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