TN-HB529-2021

Tennessee · HB 529 · 2021

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13, relative to curriculum.

Bill key

TN-HB529-2021

State

Tennessee

Session

2021

Introduced

February 4, 2021

Last recorded status

passed

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

H.B. 529, 112th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2021), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0529&ga=112.

Short citation

Tenn. H.B. 529.

Topics

• Schools & curriculum

Tags

• Don't Say Gay: K12
• Don't Say Trans: K12
• Forced Outing: Schools
• Opt-Out LGBTQ Education

Summary

Parents can excuse their students from school curriculum on sexual orientation or gender identity and schools do not have to provide such a curriculum

Curator notes

Same as SB 1229

Sponsors

1 primary sponsor

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Debra Moody	Republican	Representative	HD-081	Primary sponsor

31 co-sponsors

Co-sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Bruce Griffey	Republican	Representative	HD-075	Co-sponsor
Ron Gant	Republican	Representative	HD-094	Co-sponsor
John Ragan	Republican	Representative	HD-033	Co-sponsor
Clay Doggett	Republican	Representative	HD-070	Co-sponsor
Kirk Haston	Republican	Representative	HD-072	Co-sponsor
Dan Howell	Republican	Representative	HD-022	Co-sponsor
Terri Lynn Weaver	Republican	Representative	HD-040	Co-sponsor
Scott Cepicky	Republican	Representative	HD-064	Co-sponsor
William Lamberth	Republican	Representative	HD-044	Co-sponsor
Tim Rudd	Republican	Representative	HD-034	Co-sponsor
Mark Hall	Republican	Representative	HD-024	Co-sponsor
Jerry Sexton	Republican	Representative	HD-035	Co-sponsor
Mark White	Republican	Representative	HD-083	Co-sponsor
Bud Hulsey	Republican	Representative	HD-002	Co-sponsor
Chris Hurt	Republican	Representative	HD-082	Co-sponsor
Jay Reedy	Republican	Representative	HD-074	Co-sponsor
Glen Casada	Republican	Representative	HD-063	Co-sponsor
Todd Warner	Republican	Representative	HD-092	Co-sponsor
Mary Littleton	Republican	Representative	HD-078	Co-sponsor
Paul Sherrell	Republican	Representative	HD-043	Co-sponsor
Chris Todd	Republican	Representative	HD-073	Co-sponsor
Dave Wright	Republican	Representative	HD-019	Co-sponsor
Iris Rudder	Republican	Representative	HD-039	Co-sponsor
Rebecca Alexander	Republican	Representative	HD-007	Co-sponsor
Sabi Kumar	Republican	Representative	HD-066	Co-sponsor
Rush Bricken	Republican	Representative	HD-047	Co-sponsor
Rusty Grills	Republican	Representative	HD-077	Co-sponsor
Robin Smith	Republican	Representative	HD-026	Co-sponsor
Bryan Terry	Republican	Representative	HD-048	Co-sponsor
Mark Cochran	Republican	Representative	HD-023	Co-sponsor
Dennis Powers	Republican	Representative	HD-036	Co-sponsor

Status changes

• October 13, 2026: passed → passed

From the tracker's nightly log of status changes, which begins on 29 September 2026.

Bill text

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