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HB1276 • 2026

Education

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

Education
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Sponsor
Camper, Akbari
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about what happens to existing reports or if other parts of the law will still require similar reporting.

Education Act Changes

This bill removes a requirement for certain educational institutions to report their efforts in preventing copyright infringement on school networks.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a reporting requirement that was set for the board of regents, University of Tennessee, and Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association.
  • Eliminates the need for these institutions to provide an annual report about their actions to prevent illegal use of copyrighted material on school networks.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The board of regents
  • University of Tennessee
  • Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

Terms To Know

Copyright infringement
Using someone else's creative work without permission, which is against the law.
Network resources
Computers and internet connections used by a school or university.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens to existing reports that have already been submitted.
  • It is unclear if other parts of the law will still require similar reporting from these institutions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee

  2. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  3. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  4. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  5. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  6. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee

  7. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  9. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  10. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  11. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  12. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  13. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  14. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1327
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 1276
By Camper

HB1276
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-7-142(c), is amended by deleting
"By April 1, 2009, the board of regents, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee
Independent Colleges and Universities Association shall provide a report to the Tennessee
higher education commission on the reasonable efforts their institutions have taken to attempt to
deter infringement of copyrighted works over the school's computer and network resources.
Thereafter, if" and substituting "If".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.