Tennessee SB812 | TrackBill (2024)

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What is the prohibited concepts bill in Tennessee? ›

The statute defines a list of “divisive concepts” and prohibits mandatory training regarding these concepts, and prohibits taking certain adverse actions against students and employees based on their beliefs about these concepts. The law went into effect on April 8, 2022 when the governor signed the bill.

Hiring and Admissions: The law states that public institutions shall not require an applicant for employment or admission to submit a personal diversity statement or to affirm the applicant's agreement with an institutional diversity statement as part of the application or admissions process.

However, this bill authorizes an institution to restrict or deny use of the institution's property for public displays, organized public gatherings, or public demonstrations if the display, gathering, or demonstration would violate the law making it unlawful to knowingly produce, send, or cause to be sent, or bring or ...

Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-8-199 makes it illegal for a driver to: (a) hold a cellphone or mobile device with any part of their body, (b) write, send, or read any text-based communication, (c) reach for a cellphone or mobile device in a manner that requires the driver to no longer be in a seated driving position or ...

In Tennessee, it is a crime to knowingly or intentionally possess an explosive weapon, machine gun, short-barrel rifle or shotgun, knuckles, or any other instrument for infliction of serious bodily injury or death that has no common lawful purpose. This offense also applies to possession of a hoax device.

The Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act (“the Act”) prohibits Tennessee public institutions of higher education from taking certain actions regarding divisive concepts and the ideologies or political viewpoints of students and employees.

Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits a public institution of higher education from taking certain actions with regard to divisive concepts and the ideologies or political viewpoints of students and employees; enacts other related provisions.

Under the new law, the General Assembly found that “divisive concepts,” as defined in § 49-7-1902, “exacerbate and inflame divisions on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, and other criteria in ways contrary to the unity of the United States of America and the well-being of this state ...

This amendment prohibits leave used by an eligible employee for the birth or adoption of child from being charged to sick, annual, or other leave the employee may have accumulated.

Abrial's Law, the Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Act, or SB 0722, is set to go into effect January 2024. This bill aims to enhance protections for parents and children involved in child custody proceedings, especially in cases of domestic violence or child abuse.

What is SB 9 housing? ›

What is SB 9? SB 9 allows homeowners to create up to four homes on an existing parcel, in effect, eliminating single-family-only zoning. Crucially, the law allows the owner to “split” their lot, which makes it easier to sell or finance additional homes on a single parcel.

The Tennessee Higher Education Freedom of Expression and Transparency Act (“the Act”) prohibits Tennessee public institutions of higher education from taking certain actions regarding divisive concepts and the ideologies or political viewpoints of students and employees.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers, school staff to be armed. Gun reform activists protest SB 1325, which would authorize teachers, principals, and school personnel to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds, in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 23, 2024.

Public Acts, 1925, Chapter 27. The Butler Act, "prohibiting the teaching of Evolution Theory in all the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee."