TN HB0472

Prohibits state entity boards from excluding persons from membership or discriminating against members based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin

Bans race-based policies for board composition, including affirmative action, racial preferences, and racial quotas, as well as the use of aggregated racial demographic data in membership decisions

Establishes private causes of action against boards and their officers, employees, or agents who violate these provisions

Provides for actual, compensatory, and punitive damages, with a minimum $4,000 in statutory damages regardless of actual harm sustained

Waives state sovereign immunity and allows plaintiffs to seek injunctive and declaratory relief; takes effect immediately upon becoming law