---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, revises language prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on certain, specified bases to generally prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on any basis. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education - As enacted, revises language prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on certain, specified bases to generally prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on any basis. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2766"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2766 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8f02048-50c5-443e-a53b-7718005a2355"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2766&GA=113"
source_hash: "5964a823ebcb16baa1222a036e37bf31c9a79c6e3d07d90854c3f5dd68b3c0e5"
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 2766 (113) — Education - As enacted, revises language prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on certain, specified bases to generally prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on any basis. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0937** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0937.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2766.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/13/2024 Passed (2) — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **70–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **27–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0937) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0937) `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 780

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8f02048-50c5-443e-a53b-7718005a2355`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).