2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2633: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns.
Legislative Summary
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 History
2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022
House of Representatives
4/5/2022
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0728)
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/25/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 25, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
Amendments
HA0728
Amendment 1-0 to HB2633
3/17/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/25/2022
67
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/25/2022
70
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/26/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Primary Sponsor
Mark Cochran
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Jeremy Faison
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Bruce Griffey
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican