# Tennessee SB 0861: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to human rights.

Tennessee SB 0861, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to human rights., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0861
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to human rights.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Human Rights
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (22 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0471.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0910.pdf)
- HA0205: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0205.pdf)
- HA0214: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0214.pdf)
- HA0431: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0431.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0861.pdf)
- SA0202: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0202.pdf)
- SA0404: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0404.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0471.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0910.pdf)
- [HA0205 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0205.pdf)
- [HA0214 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0214.pdf)
- [HA0431 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0431.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0861.pdf)
- [SA0202 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0202.pdf)
- [SA0404 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0404.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
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