Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SB 1209 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discrimination in educational institutions.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 293

  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 February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 10, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  17. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0232)

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 11, PNV 1

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  21. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  22. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  23. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0276)

  24. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1, PNV 1

  25. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  26. Signed by H. Speaker

  27. Signed by Senate Speaker

  28. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  29. Signed by Governor.

  30. Pub. Ch. 293

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

  32. Filed for introduction

  33. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  38. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

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

  40. Companion House Bill substituted

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 293

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1209 do?
Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1209?
SB 1209 is sponsored by Rose, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), and Walley, Page (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1209?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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