Tennessee · House Bill 2115 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to victims of communism.

HB 2115 Sponsored by Dennis Powers Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to recognize November 7 of each year as Victims of Communism Day to honor the people who have fallen victim to communist regimes across the world; requires LEAs and public charter schools to provide students enrolled in a world history and geography course with at least 45 minutes of instruction on Victims of Communism Day. - Amends TCA Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 7 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/13/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  1. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
  2. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  3. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
  4. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/19/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  8. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2024 House K-12 Subcommittee K-12 Subcommittee: Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/19/2024 Failed 0–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.