Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.
Status: enrolled. Latest action: May 7, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 24 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, relative to the use of honorifics.
ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1665 FOR HOUSE BILL 1666, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1665, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes various technical changes to present law to specify that, under this bill, the same immunities from civil liability, adverse action, and disciplinary action, and duties, that apply to this state, state employees, public schools, LEAs, public school students, public school teachers, public school employees, public school contractors, public institutions of higher education, public higher education students, public higher education faculty, public higher education employees, and public h ig her education contractors with regard to the use of a pronoun consistent with an individual's sex will apply when using an honorific that is consistent with an individual's sex. ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #1.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-29 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-05-07 | Latest Action | Signed by H. Speaker |