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

SB 1696: Education - As introduced, establishes that a public institution of education may provide an opportunity or benefit exclusively to one sex through a program if the institution provides a substantially similar or reasonably comparable opportunity or benefit to the opposite sex through a different program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Last action March 18, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.

Plain-language summary

SB 1696 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, establishes that a public institution of education may provide an opportunity or benefit exclusively to one sex through a program if the institution provides a substantially similar or reasonably comparable opportunity or benefit to the opposite sex through a different program. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic).