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HB 1271 Pub

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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36 actions
  1. May 15, 2026 lower
    Pub. Ch. 938
  2. May 15, 2026 lower
    Effective date(s) 05/07/2026
  3. May 7, 2026 lower
    Signed by Governor.
  4. May 6, 2026 lower
    Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  5. May 5, 2026 upper
    Signed by Senate Speaker
  6. Apr 30, 2026 lower
    Signed by H. Speaker
  7. Apr 28, 2026 lower
    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  8. Apr 22, 2026 lower
    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  9. Apr 22, 2026 lower
    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0147)
  10. Apr 22, 2026 upper
    Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6
  11. Apr 2, 2026 lower
    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
  12. Mar 31, 2026 lower
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  13. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763)
  14. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0889), Ayes 20, Nays 68, PNV 0
  15. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 3 - HA0890), Ayes 23, Nays 66, PNV 0
  16. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0894), Ayes 14, Nays 71, PNV 0
  17. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 0
  18. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  19. Mar 26, 2026 lower
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  20. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  21. Mar 23, 2026 lower
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  22. Mar 18, 2026 lower
    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
  23. Mar 18, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  24. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
  25. Jan 21, 2026 lower
    Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
  26. Jan 14, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026
  27. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026
  28. Mar 26, 2025 lower
    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
  29. Mar 26, 2025 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  30. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  31. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
  32. Mar 12, 2025 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  33. Feb 14, 2025 lower
    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
  34. Feb 12, 2025 lower
    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  35. Feb 10, 2025 lower
    Intro., P1C.
  36. Feb 6, 2025 lower
    Filed for introduction
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