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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Apr 21, 2023
How they voted
21–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
12
Committee
6
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 1
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 7, PNV 1
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Rose
RRepublican
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