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Legislation
Mar 17, 2025
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  • Free Speech & Censorship|
  • +1 Issue

FREE THE BOOKS: Support the Freedom to Read Act in Tennessee

Status: Lost: bill did not pass
Position: Support
Legislation
Mar 04, 2025
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  • Immigrants’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Stop State Lawmakers From Bullying Undocumented Kids

Status: Archived
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 15, 2024
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

STOP SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN TENNESSEE

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.
Status: Failed
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 11, 2024
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  • Education Equity|
  • +3 Issues

Protect Tennessee schools from harmful censorship lawsuits.

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 law aimed at censoring and restricting students from learning about race and gender in school
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 13, 2023
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  • Youth and Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Mechanical restraints on students with disabilities

Tell lawmakers not to allow the use of handcuffs, zip ties, and other mechanical restraints on students with disabilities.
Status: Closed
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Jan 10, 2023
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  • LGBTQ+ Equality|
  • +4 Issues

2023 Legislative Watchlist

Read about which bills we are monitoring and lobbying for throughout the 2023 Tennessee Legislative Session.