Legislative Advocacy

January 14, 2025 marks the start of the 2025 legislative session and the beginning of the 114th General Assembly. 

Here at the ACLU of Tennessee – knowing what urgent fights lie ahead during the 2025 legislative session – we are dedicated to working alongside legislators, partner organizations, and our supporters to protect our rights, connect lawmakers with Tennesseans directly affected by the bills they write, and defeat harmful legislation that threatens freedom for us all. 

Together, with your help, we will cultivate a thriving democracy in Tennessee and ensure dignity and equity for everyone under the law.  

 

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Jan 9, 2025

2025 Legislative Action Center

State legislation is deeply tied to our civil liberties. Learn about the bills that have the potential to either expand or diminish Tennesseans rights.

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Jan 23, 2025
SB1/HB1
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Jan 23, 2025
SB1/HB1

STOP SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN TENNESSEE (AGAIN)

Position: Oppose
Status: Active

Earlier this month, Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session, set to begin on January 27, 2025. One of Gov. Lee’s priorities for this special session is to take up...

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Apr 15, 2024
SB 0503/HB 1183
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Apr 15, 2024
SB 0503/HB 1183

STOP SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN TENNESSEE

Education Equity
Position: Oppose
Status: Failed

SB 0503/HB 1183 would divert up to $141.5 million in taxpayer funds to implement an unfair and discriminatory statewide private school voucher program.

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Mar 22, 2024
SB 2631/HB 0161
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Mar 22, 2024
SB 2631/HB 0161

Partisan registration infringes upon Tennesseans’ freedom to vote.

Democracy & Voting
Position: Oppose

SB 2631/HB 0161 effectively restricts voter's freedom of choice, narrows candidate options, and further empowers the polarization of political parties at the expense of voter representation and influence...

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Mar 11, 2024
SB 1858/HB 1632
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Mar 11, 2024
SB 1858/HB 1632

Protect Tennessee schools from harmful censorship lawsuits.

Education Equity
Position: Oppose

Allows any parent with a child eligible to attend a school operated by a local LEA or public charter school to sue the LEA or charter school, if they believe they aren’t enforcing Public Chapter 744, a 2022...

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Mar 4, 2024
HB 2227/SB 1918
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Mar 4, 2024
HB 2227/SB 1918

Preserve Access to Birth Control & IVF

Reproductive Justice
Position: Support
Status: Failed

HB 2227/SB 1918 utilizes medically accurate language to clarify that the Tennessee abortion ban does not apply to birth control or fertility treatments, such as IVF, reaffirming the distinction between...

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Feb 26, 2024
HB 1949/SB 2781
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Feb 26, 2024
HB 1949/SB 2781

Protect trans people from discrimination in public spaces.

LGBTQ+ Equality
Position: Oppose

HB 1949/SB 278 criminalizes trans people and people whom another individual assumes is trans for entering restrooms consistent with their gender identity.

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