---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 937"
citation: "Tennessee SB 937 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ed7b195-30ff-4b5e-86a0-914a29ead249"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0937&ga=114"
source_hash: "3116901df6a68c63e1a61cbe7edc21627e1f90e502d7033744a9a958f22cda16"
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 937 (114) — Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0259.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0482** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0482.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0485** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0485.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0486** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0486.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0487** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0487.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0275** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0275.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0937.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/26/2025 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed — **20–73** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed — **21–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (2) — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed — **20–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Failed — **22–69** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **77–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0275)
- **2025-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0259) `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 453

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ed7b195-30ff-4b5e-86a0-914a29ead249`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).