SB 2777 Tennessee Senate · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - 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.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2022 Last action Apr 27, 2022

Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2022

How they voted

67–24

Passed

Total votes 91

Apr 25, 2022

D Democratic23

23 Nay

100% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican67

66 Yea 1 Nay

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2022

upper

Apr 26, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2022

upper

Apr 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0728)

lower

Apr 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 25, PNV 0

lower

Apr 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/26/2022

upper

Apr 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022

lower

Apr 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

lower

Apr 19, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/26/2022

upper

Apr 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022

upper

Apr 13, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022

lower

Apr 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee

upper

Apr 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

upper

Apr 5, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/19/2022

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Committee

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

lower

Mar 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022

lower

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/8/2022

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/8/2022

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/1/2022

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/1/2022

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Committee

P2C, ref. to Education Administration

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

upper

Feb 3, 2022

Introduced

Filed for introduction

upper

Feb 3, 2022

Introduced

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

upper

Feb 2, 2022

Introduced

Filed for introduction

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Introduced

Intro.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors