TN HB1660 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 11 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-11 - Failed in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, prohibits certain institutions of higher education from defining discriminatory practices in their antidiscrimination policies in a manner inconsistent with the definition of discriminatory practices in state law; prohibits certain institutions of higher education from establishing or recognizing forms of discrimination in their antidiscrimination policies in a manner inconsistent with the forms of discrimination recognized as legally actionable by this state; requires the Tennessee higher education commission to establish a process for persons to file a complaint alleging that an institution is not complying with such prohibitions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

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Title

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to the antidiscrimination practices of institutions of higher education.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-11HouseFailed in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration
2024-03-06HousePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/11/2024
2024-03-04HouseAction Def. in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee to 3/11/2024
2024-02-28HousePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/4/2024
2024-02-05HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration
2024-01-31HousePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 2/5/2024
2024-01-10HouseAssigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
2024-01-10HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration - Government Operations for Review
2024-01-09HouseIntro., P1C.
2024-01-08HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB2351 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-01 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

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Tennessee State Sources


Bill Comments

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