AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns.
As enacted, specifies that a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student using the student's preferred pronoun if the pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex; insulates a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA from civil liability and adverse employment action for referring to a student using the pronoun that is consistent with the student's biological sex. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Legislative Session
113th General Assembly
Sponsors
Calendar
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-29 | 12:30 | Hearing | Cordell Hull Building | Senate Education Hearing |
| 2023-03-22 | 15:00 | Hearing | Cordell Hull Building | Senate Education Hearing |
| 2023-03-15 | 12:00 | Hearing | Cordell Hull Building | Senate Education Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2023-05-24 | Effective date(s) 05/17/2023 |
| 2023-05-24 | Pub. Ch. 448 |
| 2023-05-17 | Signed by Governor. |
| 2023-05-09 | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| 2023-05-05 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2023-05-03 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2023-04-28 | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| 2023-04-24 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-04-21 | Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 1 |
| 2023-04-21 | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| 2023-04-10 | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| 2023-04-06 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| 2023-04-06 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-04-06 | Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 7, PNV 1 |
| 2023-04-04 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023 |
| 2023-03-29 | Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2023-03-22 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023 |
| 2023-03-22 | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023 |
| 2023-03-15 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 |
| 2023-03-15 | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023 |
| 2023-03-08 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 |
| 2023-01-31 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-01-30 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2023-01-26 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-25 | Filed for introduction |