TN SB2777 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-26 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2022
Pending: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-26 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2022
Pending: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, specifies that a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student using the student's preferred pronoun if the pronoun does not align with the student's biological sex; insulates a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA from civil liability and adverse employment action for referring to a student using the pronoun aligned with the student's biological sex instead of the student's preferred pronoun. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Bell [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-03-30 - Senate - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-26 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2022 |
| 2022-04-26 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2022 |
| 2022-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/26/2022 |
| 2022-04-19 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/26/2022 |
| 2022-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022 |
| 2022-04-07 | Senate | Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| 2022-04-07 | Senate | Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2022-03-30 | Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 |
| 2022-03-29 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/30/2022 |
| 2022-03-29 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022 |
| 2022-03-23 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022 |
| 2022-03-23 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022 |
| 2022-03-16 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022 |
| 2022-03-16 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022 |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022 |
| 2022-02-07 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2022-02-03 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2022-02-03 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2633 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-27 - Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
