TN-SB1665-2026
Tennessee · SB 1665 · 2026
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 24 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, relative to the use of honorifics.
- Bill key
- TN-SB1665-2026
- State
- Tennessee
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Law status
- Active
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 1665, 114th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2026) (enacted), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1665&ga=114.
- Short citation
- Tenn. S.B. 1665.
- Enacted as
- Pub. Ch. 1076
- Tags
Summary
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 24 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, relative to the use of honorifics.
Curator notes
Extend existing pronoun ban to include honorifics
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
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| Paul Rose | Republican | Senator | SD-032 | Primary sponsor |
| Janince Bowling | Republican | Senator | SD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Ferrell Haile | Republican | Senator | SD-018 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Pody | Republican | Senator | SD-017 | Co-sponsor |
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