---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Private - As enacted, limits the ability of a student enrolled in a private school to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, to such activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50."
description: "Schools, Private - As enacted, limits the ability of a student enrolled in a private school to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, to such activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1237"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1237 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Private", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9fed6ef-e83e-4861-b93c-2c3e7ff323f7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1237&GA=113"
source_hash: "8a719310be2e360a8cedf43e946ba16092a766074374af4fa4454f94a8bb5878"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1237 (113) — Schools, Private - As enacted, limits the ability of a student enrolled in a private school to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, to such activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0227.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0343** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0343.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0434** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0434.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0375.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1237.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **72–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0375)
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0434) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0343) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-04** Pub. Ch. 285

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9fed6ef-e83e-4861-b93c-2c3e7ff323f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).