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TN HB 1188

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Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1188 pass?

Yes. TN HB 1188 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-28. Latest recorded action (2025-04-28): Pub. Ch. 293

What is TN HB 1188 about?

TN HB 1188 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1188?

Grills is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1188.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 293
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Grillsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  6. 2025-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  7. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  8. 2025-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  9. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  10. 2025-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  12. 2025-03-25

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  14. 2025-04-01

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  16. 2025-04-03

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  17. 2025-04-07

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1, PNV 1

    passage

  18. 2025-04-07

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0276)

  19. 2025-04-07

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  20. 2025-04-07

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  21. 2025-04-07

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  22. 2025-04-07

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 11, PNV 1

    passage

  23. 2025-04-07

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2025-04-07

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0232)

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-08

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  26. 2025-04-10

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  27. 2025-04-14

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  28. 2025-04-16

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  29. 2025-04-24

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  30. 2025-04-28

    Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  31. 2025-04-28

    Pub. Ch. 293

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (5)

    2025-03-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-04-01 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Glynn: not voting
    • Johnson: not voting
    • McKenzie: not voting
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-07 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Oliver: not voting
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-07 · pass · 73-22

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-07 · pass · 79-11

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Jones J: not voting
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 (3)

    2025-04-07 · fail · 0-0

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