---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts \"Dismantle DEI in Employment Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts \"Dismantle DEI in Employment Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 622"
citation: "Tennessee HB 622 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maberry"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 40
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a381b6b8-271e-4cdf-8a22-79f7d7e19c7e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0622&ga=114"
source_hash: "74cf249d68cfebb9a7c2e3ba91850c7e4dac7c5a2db9b95aff6732438a178629"
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 622 (114) — Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts "Dismantle DEI in Employment Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0345** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0345.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0412** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0412.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0470** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0470.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0471** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0471.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0472** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0472.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA0484** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0484.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA0488** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0488.pdf)
8. **Amendment HA0489** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0489.pdf)
9. **Amendment HA0490** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0490.pdf)
10. **Amendment HA0493** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0493.pdf)
11. **Amendment HA0494** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0494.pdf)
12. **Amendment HA0495** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0495.pdf)
13. **Amendment SA0335** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0335.pdf)
14. **Amendment SA0407** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0407.pdf)
15. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0622.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 2 by Senator Yarbro Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (2) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed — **10–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Committee 4/8/2025 Passed — **17–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Failed — **23–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES 4/9/2025 Passed — **69–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Passed — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Failed — **24–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Passed — **70–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maberry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
- **2025-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-16** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2025-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-17** Failed to adopt (Amendment 4 - HA0471), Ayes 24, Nays 71, PNV 0
- **2025-04-17** Failed to adopt (Amendment 3 - HA0470), Ayes 23, Nays 72, PNV 0
- **2025-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0412) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0345) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0407) `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0335)
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 494

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a381b6b8-271e-4cdf-8a22-79f7d7e19c7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).