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

SB 305: 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.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 305 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 27, 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: Richard Briggs (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2025): Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

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
Richard BriggsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  2. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0115)
  3. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
  4. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
  9. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  10. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  11. Filed for introduction

Sources

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