AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, relative to freedom of speech.
As introduced, specifies that certain individuals are not required to use another's preferred name or pronoun, if the preferred name or pronoun is not consistent with the individual's legal name or sex; insulates certain individuals from civil liability for using, or refusing to use, certain names or pronouns in reference to another; allows a civil action to be filed against certain employers and public schools that implement certain preferred pronoun policies or that allow certain names or pronouns to be used in reference to an unemancipated minor without first obtaining parental consent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.
114th General Assembly
A student, teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA is not: (1) Required to use the: (A) Preferred name of a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA, if the individual's preferred name is not the individual's legal name or a derivative thereof; or (B) Preferred pronoun of a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA, if the individual's preferred pronoun is not consistent with the individual's sex;
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-09 | 10:30 | Hearing | House Hearing Room III | House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing |
| 2025-04-01 | 12:00 | Hearing | House Hearing Room I | House Education Committee Hearing |
| 2025-03-25 | 12:00 | Hearing | House Hearing Room I | House Education Committee Hearing |
| 2025-03-18 | 10:30 | Hearing | House Hearing Room II | House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2025-04-16 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-04-15 | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 |
| 2025-04-14 | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-14 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-04-14 | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 |
| 2025-04-09 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-04-09 | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025 |
| 2025-04-02 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2025-04-02 | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2025-04-02 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 |
| 2025-03-27 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-03-26 | Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025 |
| 2025-03-25 | Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025 |
| 2025-03-19 | Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025 |
| 2025-03-18 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee |
| 2025-03-17 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2025-03-12 | Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 |
| 2025-02-12 | P2C, ref. to Education Committee |
| 2025-02-12 | Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-10 | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-02-06 | Filed for introduction |