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TN SB1665
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds "honorifics" (titles such as Mr., Ms., Mrs., Mx.) to existing Tennessee laws that already regulate the use of preferred names and pronouns in educational and government settings
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Amends Section 49-6-5102 governing K-12 public schools to include honorifics alongside pronouns in policies regarding student or employee preferred forms of address
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Amends Section 49-7-2409 governing public higher education institutions to add honorifics to existing pronoun-related provisions
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Amends Section 8-50-121 governing state government employees to include honorifics in workplace policies addressing preferred names and pronouns
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Takes effect immediately upon becoming law
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 24 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, relative to the use of honorifics.
Human Rights
Last Action
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
3/12/2026