HB0923

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to the "Dismantling DEI Departments Act."

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Prohibits state, county, municipal, and metropolitan governments from maintaining offices promoting diversity, equity, or inclusion.

The "Dismantling DEI Departments Act" amends Tennessee Code to prohibit state, county, municipal, and metropolitan governments from maintaining offices or departments that promote or require discriminatory preferences to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion. All mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement actions, consent orders, or other declarations by such offices or departments are void. The act takes effect upon becoming law.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

20 Yea

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7 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 9, 2025

1:30 PM

House State & Local Government Committee Hearing

Apr 2, 2025

1:30 PM

House State & Local Government Committee Hearing

History

May 15, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 458

Apr 22, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 22, 2025

House

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