Tennessee State Scorecard

SB263 Global Entities Ban (Passed 73 to 24 on 4/17/2025). Bans Tennessee state and local government entities from enforcing or recognizing any mandates or requirements from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum.

SB207 Conservation Easements (Passed 84 to 8 on 4/16/2025). Creates a $25 million Farmland Preservation Fund managed by the Department of Agriculture.

SB263 Global Entities Ban (Passed 25 to 6 on 4/14/2025). Bans Tennessee state and local government entities from enforcing or recognizing any mandates or requirements from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum.

SB449 Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception (Passed 27 to 3 on 4/14/2025). Officially recognizes and protects the right of individuals to access and receive fertility treatments—such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg/sperm preservation, genetic testing, and artificial insemination—as well as contraceptives.

SB836 Illegal Migrants from Education (Passed 19 to 13 on 4/10/2025). Authorizes Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States.

HB1237 Race-based Membership Ban (Passed 73 to 22 on 4/7/2025). Ends the ability of state regulatory and health-related boards to use race, color, ethnicity, or national origin as factors in their membership decisions.

HB749 Illegal Immigrant Driver's License Enforcement (Passed 68 to 21 on 4/3/2025). Makes it a Class B misdemeanor to drive in Tennessee using an out-of-state driver's license issued exclusively to illegal aliens.

SB734 Privilege Tax Extension (Passed 58 to 22 on 3/24/2025). Extends by six years the authority for Nashville-Davidson County to continue collecting a hotel occupancy tax of up to $2.50 per room, instead of $2.00. The extra $0.50 will continue to fund the county’s Event and Marketing Fund

SB827 Protecting Online Schools (Passed 26 to 5 on 3/20/2025). Exempts fully online, self-paced private schools from certain regulations. The State Board of Education can no longer mandate these schools adhere to rules on class size, school calendar, vaccination requirements, or student assessments to qualify as Category III nonpublic schools.

SB480 Property Rights Protection (Passed 30 to 0 on 3/6/2025). Replaces Tennessee’s vague “blighted area” definition with a case-by-case standard based on specific code violations, ensures property owners get notice and time to fix issues, limits eminent-domain use, and promotes due process and voluntary sales for redevelopment.