Tennessee · House Bill 571 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to limiting the application of DEI training.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  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.

Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits public institutions of higher education offering certain medical and health-related degree or certificate programs, and state contractors, from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion training and education for purposes of the issuance of a degree, or the approval of a state contract or grant, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 63.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  10. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/13/2023 · House Higher Education Subcommittee
  11. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  12. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 14 Republicans.

All 14 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.