# Tennessee SB 1713: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to discriminatory preferences.

Tennessee SB 1713, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to discriminatory preferences., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1713
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49, relative to discriminatory preferences.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (188 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New investigations into banned state government preferences: benefit, low. The law gives Tennessee's attorney general authority to investigate claims that state departments, agencies, or other state units used banned preferences. It covers alleged violations of state laws banning discriminatory preferences used to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion. This authority t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 | pass | 26 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 66 | 20 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 63 | 23 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1083
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA1028) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 20, PNV 1 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1028) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1027) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0549) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1028, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1028.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1083.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1664.pdf)
- HA1027: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1027.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1713.pdf)
- SA0549: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0549.pdf)

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- SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed)
- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
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## Sources
- [HA1028 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1028.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1083.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1664.pdf)
- [HA1027 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1027.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1713.pdf)
- [SA0549 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0549.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1713-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).