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Tennessee HB1270

EDUCATIONINTRODUCED

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.

Legislative Session

active

114th General Assembly

Selected quotes

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;

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Calendar

datetimetypelocationdescription
2025-04-0112:00HearingHouse Hearing Room IHouse Education Committee Hearing
2025-03-2512:00HearingHouse Hearing Room IHouse Education Committee Hearing
2025-03-1810:30HearingHouse Hearing Room IIHouse Departments & Agencies Subcommittee Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-03-27Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-26Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
2025-03-25Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
2025-03-19Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
2025-03-18Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2025-03-17Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-12Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
2025-02-12P2C, ref. to Education Committee
2025-02-12Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
2025-02-10Intro., P1C.
2025-02-06Filed for introduction