# Tennessee HB 1271: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, relative to biological sex. Tennessee HB 1271, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, relative to biological sex., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1271-2025-2026 - 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 1271 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, relative to biological sex. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (247 yes, 251 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee governments must use birth-based sex definitions: cost, medium. The law defines sex and gender as fixed male or female reproductive-system traits, based on anatomy and genetics at birth. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee state and local governments cannot adopt new rules or policies using conflicting definitions. They must update existing rules, policies, proce… - State sex-definition complaints can trigger funding penalties: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, anyone can complain to Tennessee's comptroller about a state entity's compliance with the sex-definition requirements. The comptroller may investigate credible complaints and gives an entity found noncompliant written notice and 90 days to comply. Continued noncompliance… - Local sex-definition disputes can block grants: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, residents can file a chancery-court complaint about their local government's compliance with the sex-definition requirements. The resident must show that noncompliance is more likely than not. If the court finds a violation, it must order compliance and can take other ste… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 24 | 6 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 72 | 19 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY SALINAS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | fail | 14 | 71 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | fail | 23 | 66 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 72 | 16 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | fail | 20 | 68 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 4 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 938 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0147) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 16, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-30: Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0894), Ayes 14, Nays 71, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 3 - HA0890), Ayes 23, Nays 66, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0889), Ayes 20, Nays 68, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0763) (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-01-21: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 1/21/2026 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Second Calendar of 2026 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-14: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0763 (Substitute), 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0763.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0938.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0936.pdf) - HA0889: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0889.pdf) - HA0890: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0890.pdf) - HA0894: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0894.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1271.pdf) - SA0147: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0147.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 - [HA0763 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0763.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0938.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0936.pdf) - [HA0889 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0889.pdf) - [HA0890 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0890.pdf) - [HA0894 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0894.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1271.pdf) - [SA0147 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0147.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-HB1271-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).