# Tennessee HB 1237: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to state entities. Tennessee HB 1237, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to state entities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1237-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1237 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 9; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to state entities. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Boards and Commissions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (285 yes, 88 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State board members gain discrimination protections: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee adds protections for people serving or seeking seats on boards under Titles 62 and 63. These boards cannot exclude or discriminate against members based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. They cannot use these traits to decide board participation.… - State boards drop race and age rules: cost, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee removes racial-minority representation requirements and goals from many boards under Titles 62, 63, and 68. One board loses its requirement for an African-American member but keeps its requirement for one female member. For the board governed by Section 68-122… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/7/2025 | pass | 73 | 22 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 24 | 6 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Re-Refer to Committee 3/31/2025 | pass | 24 | 6 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 | pass | 70 | 23 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 | pass | 71 | 23 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 6 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 294 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-08: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-07: H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 22 PNV 0 HB1237 (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0137) (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-10: Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-10: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0053) (House) - 2025-03-06: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-25: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/25/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0053, 2025-03-10: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0053.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0294.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1235.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1237.pdf) - SA0137: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0137.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0053 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0053.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0294.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1235.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1237.pdf) - [SA0137 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0137.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1237-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).