SB 466 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

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

216
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Apr 6, 2023
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
21 Yea 1 Nay 1
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
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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
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Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
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Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
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Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Paul Rose
Paul Rose
RRepublican
TN
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