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Butler Act

The Butler Act was a 1925 Tennessee law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the Genesis account of humankind's origin. The law also prevented the teaching of the evolution of humans from what it referred to as lower orders of animals in place of the Biblical account. The law was introduced by Tennessee House of Representatives member John…

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Bill citation
House Bill No. 185
Committee responsible
House Committee on Education · Senate Judiciary Committee
Introduced
January 21, 1925
Introduced by
John Washington Butler
Passed
January 28, 1925 · March 13, 1925
Passed by
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee Senate

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Voting summary · 4
Butler Act → 24 voted for, 5 voted against, 6 voted against, @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme).tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-cli…
Committee responsible · 2
Butler Act → House Committee on Education, Senate Judiciary Committee
Passed · 2
Butler Act → January 28, 1925, March 13, 1925
Passed by · 2
Butler Act → Tennessee House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate
Bill citation · 1
Butler Act → House Bill No. 185
Introduced · 1
Butler Act → January 21, 1925
Introduced by · 1
Butler Act → John Washington Butler
Repealed · 1
Butler Act → September 1, 1967
Signed · 1
Butler Act → March 21, 1925
Signed by · 1
Butler Act → Governor Austin Peay

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