HB 800 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As introduced, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 800 would prohibit discrimination against students and employees in Tennessee's public schools and colleges based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status. It specifically requires that antisemitic discrimination be treated identically to racial discrimination, mandating that schools designate Title VI coordinators to investigate complaints and report unresolved incidents to federal agencies within 30 days. The bill clarifies that criticism of Israel alone is not antisemitic and ensures the law does not override free speech protections under the First Amendment. These provisions apply directly to all public K-12 schools and colleges receiving state or federal funding in Tennessee.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025