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HB1769Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 39 and Title 49, relative to student athletes.

Introduced

Introduced by John Clemmons, District 55

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, enacts "The Intercollegiate Student-Athlete Protection Act," which creates a criminal offense of student athlete harassment; punishes the first offense as a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense as a Class E felony; and specifies that a student athlete who is the victim of student athlete harassment has a private right of action against a person convicted of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 39 and Title 49.

Where it stands

Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

March 25, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · March 25, 2026

6

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

8 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Fred Atchley12Yes
Lowell Russell21Yes
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
William Lamberth44Yes
Jason Powell53No
Clay Doggett70Yes
Mary Littleton78Yes
Gabby Salinas96No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/4/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  13. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  14. Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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