TN-HB1270-2025
Tennessee · HB 1270 · 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.
- Bill key
- TN-HB1270-2025
- State
- Tennessee
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 1270, 114th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2025), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1270&ga=114.
- Short citation
- Tenn. H.B. 1270.
- Tags
Summary
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.
Curator notes
students, teachers, contractors can freely misgender trans students, teachers, and contractors
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cochran | Republican | Representative | HD-023 | Primary sponsor |
| Chris Hurt | Republican | Representative | HD-082 | Co-sponsor |
| Scott Cepicky | Republican | Representative | HD-064 | Co-sponsor |
| Michele Reneau | Republican | Representative | HD-027 | Co-sponsor |
| Kip Capley | Republican | Representative | HD-071 | Co-sponsor |
| Debra Moody | Republican | Representative | HD-081 | Co-sponsor |
| Paul Sherrell | Republican | Representative | HD-043 | Co-sponsor |
| Rusty Grills | Republican | Representative | HD-077 | Co-sponsor |
| Gino Bulso | Republican | Representative | HD-061 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Sparks | Republican | Representative | HD-049 | Co-sponsor |
| Dan Howell | Republican | Representative | HD-022 | Co-sponsor |
| Greg Martin | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Aron Maberry | Republican | Representative | HD-068 | Co-sponsor |
| Mary Littleton | Republican | Representative | HD-078 | Co-sponsor |
| David Hawk | Republican | Representative | HD-005 | Co-sponsor |
| Chris Todd | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| Elaine Davis | Republican | Representative | HD-018 | Co-sponsor |
| Dennis Powers | Republican | Representative | HD-036 | Co-sponsor |
| Fred Atchley | Republican | Representative | HD-012 | Co-sponsor |
Status changes
- : passed → passed
From the tracker's nightly log of status changes, which begins on 29 September 2026.
Bill text
- As introduced (20,296 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
- As enrolled or final (21,108 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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