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TN HB1476 (2026)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to public institutions of higher education.
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114th General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Religious Exemptions: Academic
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 (Jan 6, 2026) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Draft text (Jan 16, 2026) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (May 1, 2026) at publications.tnsosfiles.com(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Filed for introduction | |
| House | Intro., P1C. | |
| House | P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Judiciary Committee | |
| House | Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee | |
| House | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| House | Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 | |
| House | Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 | |
| House | Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 | |
| House | Action Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 | |
| House | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| House | Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 | |
| House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee | |
| House | Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 | |
| House | Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 | |
| House | Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 | |
| House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee | |
| House | Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 | |
| House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee | |
| House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 | |
| House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 | |
| House | Comp. SB subst. | |
| House | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831 |
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