Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 0376 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to institutions of higher education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits institutions of higher education from excluding a person from benefits, activities, and employment, or making decisions, based on a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; requires such institutions to provide notice of such prohibitions; authorizes injunctive and declaratory relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245

  2. Pub. Ch. 245

  3. Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

  6. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Comp. SB subst.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0236)

  13. Failed to adopt Am. 2 (Amendment 2 - HA0314) Ayes 23, Nays 72, PNV 0

  14. Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0

  15. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0274)

  18. Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0370)

  19. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  23. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  24. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  25. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

  27. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

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

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

  30. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  31. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  32. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

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

  34. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  35. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  36. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  37. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  38. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  40. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  41. Intro., P1C.

  42. Filed for introduction

  43. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0376 do?
Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits institutions of higher education from excluding a person from benefits, activities, and employment, or making decisions, based on a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; requires such institutions to provide notice of such prohibitions; authorizes injunctive and declaratory relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.
Who sponsors SB 0376?
SB 0376 is sponsored by Rose, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), and Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0376?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2025. Enacted.
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