SB 303

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 47 FOR SENATE BILL 303, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 47, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds a preamble and rewrites the substantive provisions of this bill to require each local board of education and governing body of a public charter school to require all schools under their administration to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, a nd the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in each school building in order to educate students on the significance of the Ten Comma ndments to the principles and ideals of the United States of America, as established in its founding documents. The full text of this amendment specifies the text of the Tenn Commandments that must be displayed. This amendment encourages fraternal and other organizations or individuals to donate the funds or materials necessary for the display required by this amendment. This amendment requires each local board of education and governing body of a public charter school to determine the size and placement of the display required by this amendment; provided, that the items must be displayed together, prominently, with text displayed in a font size no smaller than least 26 point and in a style and manner that is easy for students to see and read. ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE HOUSE NON-CONCURRED IN SENATE AMENDMENT #1. ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE SENATE REFUSED TO RECEDE FROM ITS ADOPTION OF SENATE AMENDMENT #1. ON APRIL 14, 2026, THE HOUSE REFUSED TO RECEDE IN ITS NONCONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENT #1 AND APPOINTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. ON APRIL 16, 2026, THE SENATE APPOINTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.