Tennessee · House Bill 239 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 8, relative to statutory definitions.

  1. Introduced Jan 17, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Statutes and Codification - As enacted, adds "sex" as a defined term for statutory construction purposes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 8.

Every action

29 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. HouseAction Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
  10. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  12. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  13. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  14. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/1/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  15. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  16. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  17. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  18. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/8/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  19. HousePlaced behind the budget
  20. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  21. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  3. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 486

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 17 Republicans, 1 party unknown.

All 18 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.