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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 134
HOUSE BILL NO. 64
By Representatives Bulso, Barrett, Maberry, Todd
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 472
By Senators Bowling, Hensley, Stevens
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to residential
educational programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
All residential educational programs in this state, regardless of type or duration,
that allow minors to participate or to access residential facilities must segregate all multi-
occupancy restrooms, changing areas, and showers by sex, as defined in§ 1-3-105(c).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 8, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
All residential educational programs in this state, regardless of type or duration,
that allow minors enrolled in elementary or secondary schools, as defined in § 49-6-301,
to stay overnight in residential facilities must segregate by sex, as defined in § 1-3-
105(c), all multi-occupancy restrooms, changing areas, and showers that are located in
the facility at which minors stay overnight for purposes of the residential educational
program.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
All residential educational programs in this state, regardless of type or duration,
that allow minors enrolled in elementary or secondary schools, as defined in § 49-6-301,
to stay overnight in residential facilities must segregate by sex, as defined in § 1-3-
10S(c), all multi-occupancy restrooms, changing areas, and showers that are located in
the facility at which minors stay overnight for purposes of the residential educational
program.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
- - - - HOUSE BILL NO. 64
PASSED: March 20, 2025
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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day of 2025
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