Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1271
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cochran (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 15, 2026): Pub. Ch. 938
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
Actions
- May 15, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 938 - May 15, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 6, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0147) - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0889), Ayes 20, Nays 68, PNV 0 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 3 - HA0890), Ayes 23, Nays 66, PNV 0 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0894), Ayes 14, Nays 71, PNV 0 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 0 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee - Feb 12, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
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