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 enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453 |
| 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 |