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TN SB937 (2025)
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.
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114th General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Pub. Ch. 453
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Pronoun BanForced Outing By Schools
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Draft text (Feb 5, 2025) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Draft text (Feb 6, 2025) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (May 14, 2025) at publications.tnsosfiles.com(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Filed for introduction | |
| Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration | |
| Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 | |
| Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025 | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 | |
| Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 | |
| Senate | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0275) | |
| Senate | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 | |
| Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| Senate | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House | |
| House | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. | |
| House | Subst. for comp. HB. | |
| House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259) | |
| House | Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0 | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025 | |
| Senate | Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0259) | |
| Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| Senate | Enrolled and ready for signatures | |
| Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker | |
| House | Signed by H. Speaker | |
| Senate | Transmitted to Governor for action. | |
| Senate | Signed by Governor. | |
| Pub. Ch. 453 | ||
| Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 |
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