Several bills are on notice in various committees this week. Bills will also be added as they hit the Senate or House floor. Additional campaigns for bills may be added in the coming days.

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Emails onSB468/SB1989:  A bill dangerously excluding trans people from sex-segregated spaces and a bill giving a legal boost to anti-trans parents are up for votes on the Senate floor on Thursday. Tell YOUR senator to vote NO using the easy form at the link.

Emails on HB2498:  The bill banning TennCare from covering gender-affirming care is up for a vote in the House on Monday. Tell your representative to vote NO using the easy form at the link.

Emails on SB1665:  The bill allowing misgendering via honorifics is up for a vote on the Senate floor on Monday. Tell your senator to vote NO using the easy campaign at the link.

Emails on SB2118:  The bill banning TennCare from covering gender-affirming care is also up for a vote in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on Wednesday. Tell the members to vote NO using the easy form at the link.

Emails on SB2031/HB1872:  The bill making it easier to sue health care providers who offered youth gender-affirming care prior to the ban is up for consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday and the House Civil Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday. Take action using the easy form at the link.

Emails on HB315: The bill that started out as legislation for a covenant marriage option for man/woman couples has been completely rewritten. Now it's a bill about the gender language in marriage license applications. Tell the House Judiciary Committee to vote NO using the easy form at the link.

Emails on SB2409:  The bill banning government support of Pride flags and Pride celebrations is up for a vote in Senate State & Local Government Committee. Tell the committee to vote NO using the easy form at the link.

FULL SCHEDULE

Monday, March 9

Noon. Senate Judiciary. SB2031 on suing providers of youth gender-affirming care (#19). Likely deferred to Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. The committee is only taking up committee member bills during its Monday meeting.

2:00 p.m. House Floor. HB2498 on banning TennCare for gender-affirming care is on the consent calendar. Bumped to House regular calendar on March 12.

4:00 p.m. Senate Floor. SB1665 on misgendering via honorifics at school is on the regular calendar.

Tuesday, March 10

10:30 a.m. Senate State & Local Government. SB2409 on Pride flags (#30).

10:30 a.m. Departments and Agencies. HB2449 on library materials reconsideration (#9)

1: 00 p.m.:  Senate Judiciary Committee. SB2031 on suing providers of youth gender-affirming care.

1:30 p.m.: House Health Committee. HB1665 on gender questions in youth health care. 

3:00 p.m. Senate Commerce.  SB1664 on gender questions (#16), SB226 on anti-LGBTQ realtors (#24), and SB2044 on study of “biological women” (#76)

Wednesday, March 11

We recommend showing up for March 11 hearings if you are able. The TEP team will be on hand for those events.

Note:  Bill positions on calendars may change before and during committee meetings.

10:30 a.m. House Hearing Room 3 of the Cordell Hull Building. House Finance Subcommittee. HB754 on data grab/gender clinics (#12)

Noon. House Hearing Room 1 of the Cordell Hull Building. Judiciary Committee. HB1472 on banning Bostock (#12), HB1474 on banning Pride flags (#13), HB2082 on legal boost for anti-trans parents (#17), and HB315 on marriage (#31).

1:30 p.m.  House Hearing Room 3 of the Cordell Hull Building. Civil Justice Subcommittee. HB1872 on suing gender-affirming care providers (#1)

1:30 p.m. House Hearing Room 1 of the Cordell Hull Building. State & Local Government. HB1666 on misgendering via honorifics (#46).

1:30 p.m. Senate Hearing Room 1 of the Cordell Hull Building. Health & Welfare. SB2118 on banning TennCare for gender-affirming care (#30).

Thursday, March 12

8:30 a.m. Central Time. Senate Chamber in the Capitol. The Senate's message calendar includes SB468, a dangerous bill that excludes trans people from sex-segregated spaces. The regular calendar includes SB1989, a legal boost for anti-trans parents.

9:00 a.m. Central Time.  House Chamber in the Capitol. HB2498 on banning TennCare from covering gender-affirming care is on the regular calendar.