THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
State
Tennessee
The current record for Tennessee in each policy area of the atlas.
| Policy area | Policy reported | Rating (Transitics) | Captured |
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| Birth certificates | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Driver’s licenses | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Nonbinary recognition | Restriction reported Bans Recognition | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Bathrooms & facilities | Restriction reported Bathroom Ban In Public K-12 Schools; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated | Rating: Restrictive | Captured: |
| Youth gender-affirming care | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Medicaid coverage | Restriction reported Explicit Exclusion | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Sports participation | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Care in prisons | Restriction reported Denies Gender-Affirming Care Unless Treatment Began Before April 29th, 2024 | Rating: Highly Restrictive | Captured: |
| Prison housing | Conditions / barriers Placement Determined Case-By-Case | Rating: Progressive | Captured: |
| Legal sex definitions | Restriction reported Statute defines sex by anatomy and genetics at birth across the Tennessee Code | Captured: |
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
Dated records
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Statute defines sex by anatomy and genetics at birth across the Tennessee Code
Tenn. Code Ann. § 1-3-105(c) (2023 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 486, SB 1440/HB 239); Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 4, ch. 1, pt. 4 (2026 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 938, HB 1271/SB 936)
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Bathroom Ban In Public K-12 Schools; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
All dated records for Tennessee
Legislation
The atlas tracks 104 bills for Tennessee. See the list.