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IntroducedFeb 05, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 03, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 16, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 09, 2025
Education - As introduced, specifies that certain individuals are not required to use another's preferred name or pronoun, if the preferred name or pronoun is not consistent with the individual's legal name or sex; insulates certain individuals from civil liability for using, or refusing to use, certain names or pronouns in reference to another; allows a civil action to be filed against certain employers and public schools that implement certain preferred pronoun policies or that allow certain names or pronouns to be used in reference to an unemancipated minor without first obtaining parental consent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.
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executive • May 15, 2025: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
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Comments on SB 937
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
- Behn
- Brooks
- Camper
- Chism
- Clemmons
- Dixie
- Freeman
- Glynn
- Hakeem
- Hardaway
- Harris
- Hemmer
- Johnson
- Justin Jones
- Love
- McKenzie
- Mitchell
- Pearson
- Salinas
- Towns
NO: 70
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Cepicky
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Grills
- Hale
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- Moody
- Moon
- Powers
- Raper
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Terry
- Todd
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cepicky
- Chism
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Grills
- Hale
- Haston
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- Moody
- Moon
- Parkinson
- Powers
- Raper
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Shaw
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Terry
- Todd
- Towns
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
NO: 18
OTHER: 0
YES: 22
- Behn
- Brooks
- Camper
- Chism
- Clemmons
- Dixie
- Freeman
- Glynn
- Hakeem
- Hardaway
- Harris
- Hemmer
- Johnson
- Justin Jones
- Love
- McKenzie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Pearson
- Reedy
- Salinas
- Towns
NO: 69
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cochran
- Darby
- Davis
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Grills
- Hale
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- Moody
- Moon
- Powers
- Raper
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Terry
- Todd
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
OTHER: 0
YES: 21
- Behn
- Brooks
- Camper
- Chism
- Clemmons
- Dixie
- Freeman
- Glynn
- Hakeem
- Hardaway
- Harris
- Hemmer
- Johnson
- Justin Jones
- McKenzie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Parkinson
- Pearson
- Salinas
- Towns
NO: 72
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cepicky
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Grills
- Hale
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- Moody
- Moon
- Powers
- Raper
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Terry
- Todd
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
- Behn
- Brooks
- Camper
- Clemmons
- Dixie
- Freeman
- Hakeem
- Hardaway
- Harris
- Hemmer
- Johnson
- Justin Jones
- Love
- McKenzie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Pearson
- Powell
- Salinas
- Towns
NO: 73
- Alexander
- Atchley
- Barrett
- Baum
- Boyd
- Bricken
- Bulso
- Burkhart
- Butler
- Capley
- Carringer
- Cepicky
- Cochran
- Crawford
- Darby
- Davis
- Doggett
- Eldridge
- Faison
- Farmer
- Fritts
- Gant
- Garrett
- Grills
- Hale
- Haston
- Hawk
- Helton-Haynes
- Gary Hicks
- Tim Hicks
- Hill
- Howell
- Hulsey
- Hurt
- Renea Jones
- Keisling
- Kumar
- Lafferty
- Lamberth
- Leatherwood
- Littleton
- Lynn
- Maberry
- Marsh
- Brock Martin
- Greg Martin
- McCalmon
- Moody
- Moon
- Parkinson
- Powers
- Raper
- Reedy
- Reeves
- Reneau
- Rudd
- Rudder
- Russell
- Scarbrough
- Sherrell
- Slater
- Sparks
- Stevens
- Todd
- Travis
- Vaughan
- Vital
- Warner
- White
- Williams
- Wright
- Zachary
- Mr. Speaker Sexton
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 15, 2025 | executive
- Pub. Ch. 453
- Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- May 09, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by Governor.
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Transmitted to Governor for action.
- Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Signed by H. Speaker
- Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by Senate Speaker
- Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and ready for signatures
- Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0259)
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Subst. for comp. HB.
- H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259)
- Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0275)
- Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
- Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- Amended with SA0275 -- 04/03/2025PDF
- Amended with SA0275, HA0259 -- 04/21/2025PDF
- SA0275 - Amendment 1-0 to SB0937 (Senate adopted Amendment 04/03/2025)PDF
- HA0259 - Amendment 1-0 to HB1270PDF
- HA0482 - Amendment 2-0 to HB1270PDF
- HA0485 - Amendment 3-0 to HB1270PDF
- HA0486 - Amendment 4-0 to HB1270PDF
- HA0487 - Amendment 5-0 to HB1270PDF
Documents
- Fiscal Note SB0937
- Fiscal Memo for SA0275 (6112) - Amendment 1-0 to SB0937
- Fiscal Memo for HA0259 (7025) - Amendment 1-0 to SB0937
- Video: Senate Session - 27th Legislative Day Apr 21, 2025 (02h 11m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 27th Legislative Day Apr 16, 2025 (07h 56m)HTML
- Video: Senate Session - 19th Legislative Day Apr 3, 2025 (02h 19m)HTML
- Video: Senate Education Committee Mar 26, 2025 (04h 55m)HTML