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

SB 861: Human Rights - As enacted, schedules the Tennessee human rights commission for termination on July 1, 2025, and transfers the commission's duties concerning discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, malicious harassment, the Civil Rights Act of 1990, the "Tennessee Anti-Slapp Act," and education to the attorney general and reporter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68.

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

SB 861 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Human Rights - As enacted, schedules the Tennessee human rights commission for termination on July 1, 2025, and transfers the commission's duties concerning discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, malicious harassment, the Civil Rights Act of 1990, the "Tennessee Anti-Slapp Act," and education to the attorney general and reporter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
StevensPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 471
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  6. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  9. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/9/2025
  10. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

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Sources

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