2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1237: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to state entities.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits the exclusion of persons from membership on state regulatory and health-related boards on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, and national origin; prohibits such boards from establishing or operating under race-based policies pertaining to their composition; creates a private cause of action against a board and its officers, employees, and agents for such practices; removes requirement that appointing authorities strive to ensure certain boards and commissions are represented by members of racial minorities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0053)
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0137)
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 6
Senate
4/3/2025
H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 22 PNV 0 HB1237
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/16/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Signed by Governor.

Amendments

HA0053

Amendment 1-0 to HB1237

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1
4/7/2025
73
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/31/2025
24
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Re-Refer to Committee
3/31/2025
24
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/10/2025
70
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/10/2025
71
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/5/2025
17
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/25/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202577.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/3/2025119.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/21/2025119.4 KB