Tennessee Censorship Laws
Learn about how to take action on current bills moving through the Tennessee General Assembly, and track the equity implications for bills moving across the country.
2025
- Public Chapter 494: Dismantle DEI Act
- Public Chapter 458: Dismantling DEI Departments Act
- Public Chapter 245: Anti-Discrimination & Protected Classes
- Public Chapter 453: Continued Student Pronoun Restrictions
- Public Chapter 270: Religious Book Removal
- Public Chapter 224: Success Sequence Act
- Public Chapter 293: Anti-Semitism
2024
- Public Chapter 782: Age Appropriate Materials Amendment
- Public Chapter 780: Anti-Discrimination & Protected Classes (K-12)
- Public Chapter 815: Penalties for Violations of Divisive Concepts
- Public Chapter 832: Student Gender Identity Parental Reporting
- Public Chapter 795: Baby Olivia Act
2023
- Public Chapter 438: Implicit Bias Restrictions
- Public Chapter 268: TN Higher Education Freedom of Expression & Transparency Act
- Public Chapter 448: Student Pronoun Restrictions
- Public Chapter 285: Private School Regulations on Sports Participation
- Related bills:
Public Chapter 40 &
Public Chapter 909
- Related bills:
- Public Chapter 353: Expanding Parent Consent in LEA Activities
- Public Chapter 278: Textbook Seller Criminalization
- Public Chapter 472: Library Complaints Process; Amendment to Age-Appropriate Materials Act
2022
- Public Chapter 744: Age Appropriate Materials Act
- Public Chapter 1137: Textbook Commission; Statewide Book Bans
- Textbook Commission’s Library Guidance
- Public Chapter 818: Higher Education “Divisive Concepts” Restrictions
- Public Chapter 1002 (Online Resources)
2021
- Public Chapter 493: K-12 Classroom Censorship
Wins
- Public Chapter 1063 & Public Chapter 127: Requiring the teaching of the Civil Rights Movement
- Public Chapter 938: Requiring the Teaching of Black History & Culture in Grades 5–8