States / Tennessee / HB 1271

HB 1271 Enacted

State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
May 15, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/07/2026
May 15, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 938
May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor.
May 6, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker
Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker
Apr 28, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6
Apr 22, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0147)
Apr 22, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Apr 2, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Mar 31, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 0
Mar 30, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0894), Ayes 14, Nays 71, PNV 0
Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 3 - HA0890), Ayes 23, Nays 66, PNV 0
Mar 30, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0889), Ayes 20, Nays 68, PNV 0
Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763)
Mar 26, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
Jan 21, 2026 · House
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
Jan 14, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026
Apr 2, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
Feb 14, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
Feb 12, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
Feb 10, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C.
Feb 6, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction