Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee SB 937

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.

Introduced
In committee
Passed Senate
Passed House
To Governor
Became law

Summary

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Latest action(May 15, 2025): Pub. Ch. 453

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Date	Vote	Result	Your legislators
Apr 21, 2025 Senate	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/21/2025 Passed (1)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 16, 2025 House	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed	fail	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 16, 2025 House	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed	fail	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 16, 2025 House	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 16, 2025 House	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed	fail	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 16, 2025 House	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed	fail	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 3, 2025 Senate	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (2)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 26, 2025 Senate	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/26/2025 Passed (3)	pass	Set your home in Tennessee to see

Actions

May 15, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 453
May 15, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
May 9, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor.
May 1, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker
Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0259)
Apr 21, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Apr 17, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
Apr 16, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB.
Apr 16, 2025 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259)
Apr 16, 2025 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0275)
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Apr 1, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Feb 5, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction

Tennessee SB 937

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