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HB1271Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, relative to biological sex.

Passed

Introduced by Mark Cochran, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

May 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · April 22, 2026

24

Yes

6

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

30 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes
Ken Yager12Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  6. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  10. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026

  12. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

  13. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  14. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  15. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  16. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  19. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763)

  20. Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0889), Ayes 20, Nays 68, PNV 0

  21. Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 3 - HA0890), Ayes 23, Nays 66, PNV 0

  22. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0894), Ayes 14, Nays 71, PNV 0

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 0

  25. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  26. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  27. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  28. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0147)

  29. Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6

  30. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  31. Signed by H. Speaker

  32. Signed by Senate Speaker

  33. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  34. Signed by Governor.

  35. Pub. Ch. 938

  36. Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

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