---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to withhold a portion of the state education finance funds that an LEA is otherwise eligible to receive if the LEA fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth; exempts an LEA that fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth if the LEA's failure or refusal to do so is required by a court or other legally binding order. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to withhold a portion of the state education finance funds that an LEA is otherwise eligible to receive if the LEA fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth; exempts an LEA that fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth if the LEA's failure or refusal to do so is required by a court or other legally binding order. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1895"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1895 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Ragan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a2bff34-f3a1-4fe7-b2d0-ac2b45bc120e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1895&GA=112"
source_hash: "7d0518f8d5c55456feeeb9b95668a5778b3a41d368547578bb5c5d3f7ebbeb71"
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 HB 1895 (112) — Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to withhold a portion of the state education finance funds that an LEA is otherwise eligible to receive if the LEA fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth; exempts an LEA that fails or refuses to determine a student's gender, for purposes of participation in school sports, by the student's sex at the time of birth if the LEA's failure or refusal to do so is required by a court or other legally binding order. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1895.pdf)

## Votes

- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022 3/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2022 Passed (1) — **66–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/29/2022 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/2/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)
- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** P2C, ref. to Education Administration -- Government Operations For Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/22/2022, 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 909
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 909

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a2bff34-f3a1-4fe7-b2d0-ac2b45bc120e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).