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TN HB 1270

died on adjournment

Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1270 pass?

No. TN HB 1270 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453

What is TN HB 1270 about?

TN HB 1270 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1270?

Cochran is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1270.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cochranprimary

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. 2025-03-12

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

  6. 2025-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-19

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

  9. 2025-03-25

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

  10. 2025-03-26

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

  11. 2025-03-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2025-04-02

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

  13. 2025-04-02

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-02

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-09

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-04-14

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  18. 2025-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2025-04-14

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-15

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  21. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  22. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2025-05-15

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-1

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-04-02 · pass · 14-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Barrett: not voting

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 10-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 20-6

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (1)

    2025-04-16 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1270&ga=114

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