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SB1830Introduced in the Senate

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

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Jeff Yarbro, District 21

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

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

March 25, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  8. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  9. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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