Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1271: State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

Enacted Last action May 15, 2026: Pub. Ch. 938

Plain-language summary

HB 1271 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8. Primary sponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Pub. Ch. 938.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican).