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Votes and actions: consent calendar, HB 47 passage, concurrence on HB 974, and other floor items
Summary
The House passed the consent calendar without objection, approved House Bill 47 (75–17, 1 present on voting), concurred in Senate amendment 2 to House Bill 974 (91–0 recorded), rolled House Bill 1250 for two weeks, and agreed to withdraw House Bill 1879 from committee.
The Tennessee House handled multiple formal actions during the floor session.
Consent calendar: Chair Charlene Moody moved passage of the consent calendar on third and final consideration under rule 50; no objections were filed and the calendar was declared passed without objection. The clerk reported no nays present on the consent calendar.
House Bill 47: The House passed House Bill 47 (allowing LEAs to display the Ten Commandments among other historical documents) by a recorded vote of 75 yeas, 17 nays and 1 present on voting after floor debate and a motion for the previous question.
House Bill 974: The House concurred in Senate amendment number 2 to House Bill 974 (McCalmon), which changed a sunset date from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for a specialty car auction in Wilson County. Representative McCalmon explained the amendment and the House recorded 91 yeas and no nays on the concurrence.
Other actions: House Bill 1250 (Mayberry) was rolled for two weeks on the sponsor's request. Representative Boyd moved to withdraw House Bill 1879 from committee; the withdrawal was ordered without objection. Leadership announced amendment filing deadlines tied to the Monday holiday and the House stood in recess until 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
