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

HB 377: Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits institutions of higher education from excluding a person from benefits, activities, and employment, or making decisions, based on a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; requires such institutions to provide notice of such prohibitions; authorizes injunctive and declaratory relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 377 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits institutions of higher education from excluding a person from benefits, activities, and employment, or making decisions, based on a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; requires such institutions to provide notice of such prohibitions; authorizes injunctive and declaratory relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7. Primary sponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jason ZacharyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
  7. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  9. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
  12. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source