Tennessee · 114
HB 1271
State Government - 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.
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Summary AI-generated
HB 1271 requires Tennessee governmental entities to revise existing ordinances, resolutions, rules, policies, and procedures referencing sex or gender to define those terms based on immutable characteristics of the reproductive system identified at birth through anatomy and genetics. The bill amends multiple sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated, specifically Titles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, to implement these related changes.
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Sponsors
- Mark Cochran Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | 87cbef8c-6594-4798-8462-ecfbc4998682 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87cbef8c-6594-4798-8462-ecfbc4998682 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN AS AMENDED… | lower | — | 9f861678-56cd-4905-ac43-3903900b0c83 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f861678-56cd-4905-ac43-3903900b0c83 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY BEHN AS AMENDED… | lower | — | 7249685e-6669-47d8-afdf-056a32c84984 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7249685e-6669-47d8-afdf-056a32c84984 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD… | lower | — | c25025d6-241d-4d5c-822e-83b9ffc27637 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c25025d6-241d-4d5c-822e-83b9ffc27637 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026… | lower | — | 7cc87ef7-b03b-4919-a84e-91dda091ae24 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cc87ef7-b03b-4919-a84e-91dda091ae24 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | — | 9f0924c7-8022-4493-94f9-2d6985d4ff5f | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f0924c7-8022-4493-94f9-2d6985d4ff5f CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY SALINAS AS… | lower | — | 6050de9e-4e64-4b3d-9835-d92cb4fe1739 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6050de9e-4e64-4b3d-9835-d92cb4fe1739 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules… | lower | — | 8fed95ea-aaf3-4c03-9729-a22394015b77 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8fed95ea-aaf3-4c03-9729-a22394015b77 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary… | lower | — | 28aa4cec-1413-44a0-96f4-bc6a6b1abce3 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/28aa4cec-1413-44a0-96f4-bc6a6b1abce3 CC0-1.0 |