Tennessee · House Bill 839 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the Wholesome Public School Learning Environment Act.

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  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.

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, enacts the "Wholesome Public School Learning Environment Act"; prohibits teachers or other employees of an LEA from discussing sexual preferences or drug use with a student of the LEA during school instruction or a school activity; prohibits an LEA from displaying symbols of drugs or drug paraphernalia on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Every action

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

  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

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.