Tennessee

Tennessee: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

223 bills: 197 Anti-LGBTQ+, 26 Pro-LGBTQ+. 36 are enacted (36 Anti-LGBTQ+, 0 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed17015020
Enacted36360
Pending17116

Most recent bills

All 223 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Tennessee: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Tennessee, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040502009: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+2010: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+2015: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+2017: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2018: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+2019: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+2020: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+2021: 14 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 13 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 24 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 43 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 20 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 34 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Tennessee, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01020304050201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Tennessee by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02468102013: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2020: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2021: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 10 Anti-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Tennessee by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0246810201120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
20263934510100
202528208440
202446433770
202330246660
202213130220
202114140550
202012120110
2019880000
2018550000
2017440000
2016660000
2015202000
2014660000
2013312110
2010440000
2009330000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents13130
Bathrooms & facilities25250
Sports participation19190
Youth gender-affirming care28226
Adult gender-affirming care606
Medicaid & public funding for care660
Insurance coverage202
Prisons, jails & detention660
Schools & curriculum16142
DEI & bias training660
Drag & public expression440
Book bans & censorship25214
Pronouns, names & outing440
Marriage, family & custody32320
Nondiscrimination protections443212
Religious exemptions23230
Conversion therapy220
Symbolic resolutions & recognition23212
Government process, funding & data13112

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors16160
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination15150
Trans Bathroom Ban: K1215150
Forced Outing: Schools14140
End Legal Recognition13130
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban990
Broad Discrimination880
Don't Say Gay: K12880
Don't Say Trans: K12880
Censorship: Online Obscenity770
Religious Exemptions: Marriage770
Religious Exemptions: Medical770
Show the other 78 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Sports Ban: K12770
DEI Ban: Colleges660
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Medicaid660
Provider Protections606
Sports Ban: Secondary660
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges660
Censorship: Age Verification550
Federal Override550
Misgendering: Permitted550
Same-Sex Marriage Ban550
Sports Ban: Colleges550
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations550
Anti-Censorship: Book Ban Ban404
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection404
Broad Nondiscrimination404
Censorship: Book Ban440
Censorship: Drag Ban440
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban440
Credit Nondiscrimination404
Employment Nondiscrimination404
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA440
Housing Nondiscrimination404
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: K12440
Opt-In LGBTQ Education440
Pathologization440
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination404
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care440
Trans Bathroom Ban440
Child Custody Bill330
Discrimination in Healthcare330
Religious Exemptions330
Adoption Ban220
Algorithmic Nondiscrimination202
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Athletics220
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage220
Anti-LGBTQ+ Holiday/Recognition220
Appropriations202
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances220
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: K12220
Child Custody Bill: DACPA220
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies220
Conversion Therapy Legalization220
DEI Ban: Government220
Dei Ban: Medical220
Discrimination In Education220
Discrimination in Education220
Don't Say Gay: Elementary220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government220
Don't Say Trans: Medical220
Education Nondiscrimination202
End Legal Recognition: SWWA220
End Legal Recognition: WBR220
Forced Outing220
Forced Outing: Medical220
Gender Affirming Care Ban220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Prisoners220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds220
Government Funding Nondiscrimination202
HIV and STI Care202
Healthcare Nondiscrimination202
Holiday/Recognition202
Insurance Nondiscrimination202
Misgendering: Forced220
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education220
Prison Placement Ban220
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score220
Religious Exemptions: Academic220
Sports Ban220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Facilities220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties220
Trans Child Abuse220
Trans Segregation Bill220
Trans Segregation Bill: Shelters220
Trans Surveillance Bill220
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Colleges110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
HouseJudiciary Committee on
HouseJudiciary Committee on
HouseJudiciary Committee on
HouseFinance Ways and Means Committee on
SenateEducation Committee on
HouseJudiciary Committee on
HouseFinance Ways and Means Committee on
SenateJudiciary Committee on
HouseHealth Committee on
HouseFinance Ways and Means Committee on

All 124 hearings

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Janince BowlingRSenatorSD-01644
Paul RoseRSenatorSD-03234
Debra MoodyRRepresentativeHD-08133
Paul SherrellRRepresentativeHD-04333
Chris ToddRRepresentativeHD-07332
John RaganRRepresentativeHD-03330
Dennis PowersRRepresentativeHD-03628
Mark CochranRRepresentativeHD-02327
Rusty GrillsRRepresentativeHD-07727
Scott CepickyRRepresentativeHD-06424

All 176 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 3:26-cv-01355M.D. Tenn.District2026
Case c60702609M.D. Tenn.District2024
Case c64433321E.D. Tenn.District2023
Case c60015321M.D. Tenn.District2022
Case c4649380W.D. Tenn.District2005

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.