Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, 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 is not consistent 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 that is consistent with the student's biological sex. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Cochran
RRepublican
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