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Votes at a glance

- House Bill 675: Adopted subcommittee amendment 6055; advanced to Government Operations. Vote: 15 ayes, 3 nays.
- House Bill 1270: Adopted technical/untimely amendments (6982, 006982); advanced to Finance. Vote: 14 ayes, 3 nays, 1 present-not-voting.
- House Bill 6 (voluntary pre-K enrollment rule): Advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 17 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present-not-voting.
- House Bill 47: Rolled to the second calendar of 2026 (no final committee vote this session).
- House Bill 134 (Red Dye): Adopted subcommittee rewrite 5495; advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 14 ayes, 4 nays.
- House Bill 13 44 (TSU funds distribution measure): Advanced out of Finance. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 764 (searches/training): Advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1175 (childcare/underutilized properties and home-based classification as residential): Advanced to Government Operations. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 505 (Alyssa's Law—school safety alert grants): Advanced to Government Operations. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1281 (background checks for release-time providers): Advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 17 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1113 (youth sports/medical advisory committee update): Advanced to Finance. Vote: 18 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 348 (maintenance-of-effort confirmation): Advanced to Finance. Vote: 17 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present-not-voting.
- House Bill 392 (small high schools/CTE threshold): Advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 17 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present-not-voting.
- House Bill 178 (success sequence): Adopted delay amendment and advanced to Calendar and Rules. Vote: 15 ayes, 4 nays.

Notes

- Several items were amended on the floor of the committee (subcommittee rewrites and late-filed amendments). Legal staff and the clerk read technical/verbal amendments into the record for several bills.
- Some bills were rolled or removed from the calendar by unanimous consent and will return on later calendars.

For each bill listed above, the committee transcript shows the portion of discussion and the clerk’s recorded tally. Members indicated many bills would see further review in Finance or Government Operations; the committee closed the session until its afternoon return at 3:30 p.m.

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Boso described the measure as a data-driven addition to the family-life curriculum intended to teach students methods that studies associate with reduced poverty: finishing education or a credential, obtaining employment or a trade, marrying and then having children. He cited federal Health and Human Services work and research showing correlations between that sequence and lower poverty rates. Boso said the curriculum would present data and economic analysis rather than values or ideology.

Opponents, including Representative Revs and Mackenzie and others, argued the instruction risks shaming students who come from diverse family structures and said the measure places undue emphasis on circumstantial predictors rather than personal character traits such as grit and resilience. Supporters, including Representative Barrett, said schools already expose students to diverse philosophies in social studies and literature and that providing students with another pathway supported by evidence is appropriate.

The committee adopted an amendment that delayed the effective date so the instruction would apply beginning the 2027 school year. Members repeatedly debated whether the proposal would present data neutrally or implicitly favor a particular family model. The committee called the question and recorded a 15–4 vote to advance the bill.

Next steps: Calendar and Rules will schedule the bill for floor consideration; sponsors and opponents indicated they expect continued debate in subsequent committees and on the floor.

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Davis described the bill as a targeted measure to remove the artificial food color commonly labeled Red Dye 40 from school nutrition programs only, not from concession stands or fundraising events. He cited peer-reviewed studies and letters from researchers and clinicians that, he said, support a link between synthetic food dyes and neurobehavioral effects in some children. Davis said the Department of Education reviewed its vendor list and found acceptable alternatives for school meal programs.

Members asked for clarification that the bill applies only to the school nutrition program and not to other school-sponsored food sales; Davis confirmed the language limits the measure to school nutrition. Representative Johnson and others raised questions about the strength of the human evidence and the need for additional studies; Davis pointed to systematic reviews and public-health assessments he had received.

The committee adopted the subcommittee rewrite (5495) and then voted to advance the bill to Calendar and Rules. No appropriation was attached; the sponsor said vendor alternatives are available and that several states are pursuing similar measures.

Next steps: Calendar and Rules will set the bill for floor consideration; no fiscal note or effective date was finalized in committee.

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Cochran said the bill would protect students, teachers, employees and contractors in public schools and local education agencies (LEAs) from being forced to express speech that conflicts with their deeply held religious beliefs. He told members the bill is intended to prevent coerced speech while not preventing voluntary acknowledgment of another person’s chosen name or pronouns.

During debate Representative Revs and Mackenzie opposed the bill, arguing it would effectively compel some students to accept labels or identities and could stigmatize students who do not come from a “traditional” family. Cochran responded by citing recent federal court rulings he said support protections for employees and faculty who decline to use contested pronouns, including Merriweather v. Trustees of Shawnee State University, Rickard v. USD 475, and Garrity v. Jackson Local School District.

The committee adopted amendment 6982, a verbal legal/technical correction read into the record by counsel, and approved an untimely amendment (006982) for full inclusion. After the clerk announced the vote as 14 ayes, 3 nays, and 1 present-not-voting, the committee reported the bill to Finance.

Votes and next steps: the committee added the technical correction and advanced HB 1270 to Finance for further review and drafting alignment.

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The bill would change how Tennessee measures high-school performance by placing greater emphasis on nationally recognized college-admissions exams—the ACT or SAT—and related technical assessments such as ACT WorkKeys for career-track students. Cochran told the committee the measure aims to preserve accountability while focusing testing on “the correct material” and ensuring technical students have viable alternatives to courses such as Algebra II.

Committee members agreed to add amendment 6055 from subcommittee. The chair described the senate version as a study bill while the House measure is more substantive; members said they may align versions later in finance. Chairman Haston said the change is not an attack on data but an attempt to align accountability with postsecondary opportunities.

The bill’s sponsor said the amendment does not alter the bill’s focus and that the committee would consider technical alignment in the finance process. The clerk announced the final tally as 15 ayes and 3 nays; the bill was reported to Government Operations.

Committee direction and next steps: committee members said finance may consider a study-oriented senate version if necessary; no final finance or floor action was recorded at the meeting.

Votes at a glance: the committee approved adding subcommittee amendment 6055 and advanced HB 675 to Government Operations with a recorded vote of 15–3.

","The House Education Committee voted to add a subcommittee amendment and advance House Bill 675, which would refocus high-school end-of-course testing and accountability toward the ACT (or SAT equivalents) and provide alternative assessments for technical students.","actionData","errors"]

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