Tennessee House Subcommittee Votes In Favor of Protecting Students From Being Forced To Use Preferred Pronouns

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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –

The House Education Administration Subcommittee recommended for passage a bill that would expand the categories of those who would not be required to use preferred pronouns in Tennessee’s public schools.

House Bill 1262 (HB1262), sponsored by State Representative Michele Reneau (R-Signal Mountain-District 27), would add to existing state law to include students in the list of those who are not legally required to use preferred pronouns that do not align with an individual’s biological sex.

Currently, the law only protects “teachers and employees of public schools and LEAs.” The new law would also ensure that no civil liability could be held against anyone opting not to use preferred pronouns.

An amendment was passed prior to the presentation of the bill, but that amendment was not discussed in the meeting and was not available on the General Assembly’s website at the time of this writing.

With a vote of 5 ayes and 1 no, the bill will move on to the full Education Committee. State Representative Ronnie Glynn (D-Clarksville-District 67) voted against the legislation.

In the House, the bill will next be heard by the full Education Committee.