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

HB 744: Human Rights - As introduced, prohibits an organization or entity receiving financial assistance from this state for programs or activities from denying benefits to, excluding from participation in, or discriminating against a person otherwise eligible for the program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4.

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 744 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Human Rights - As introduced, prohibits an organization or entity receiving financial assistance from this state for programs or activities from denying benefits to, excluding from participation in, or discriminating against a person otherwise eligible for the program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4. Primary sponsor: Dave Wright (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee.

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
Dave WrightPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
  2. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/4/2026
  3. Meeting Canceled
  4. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 1/28/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to First Calendar of 2026
  7. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Sponsor withdrawn.
  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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