TennesseePublic officials file yearly statements on compliance
Covered public agency and college leaders send the comptroller yearly attestations about compliance with existing rules, starting by January 1, 2027.
What it does
Covered public agencies and colleges submit yearly attestations to the comptroller about compliance with rules in existing law. The cited text does not include those rules.
The attorney general may investigate allegations that a state government unit used a prohibited preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion.
Argument forYearly statements could help the comptroller track whether covered public agencies and colleges follow the rules they must report on.
Argument againstInvestigations based on allegations could take state officials’ time before anyone establishes that a violation occurred.
More detail
Leaders of covered public entities submit a yearly attestation to the comptroller. The duty covers leaders of state departments and agencies, county, municipal, and metropolitan governments, and public colleges or their campuses, where the referenced section applies. Each attestation addresses compliance with subsection (a) of the applicable law. The cited passages do not include subsection (a), so they do not show the exact rules the attestation covers. The first attestation is due by January 1, 2027, and another is due each January 1 after that.
The attorney general may investigate allegations of violations by state government units. This authority covers allegations about state government units. An allegation must concern a state department, agency, or other state government unit. It must allege a violation of this section, the specified state law, or another state law barring discriminatory preferences used to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion.
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 27Pub. Ch. 1083Latest
- May 27Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- May 22Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
- May 11Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
- May 7Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
- Apr 30Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
- Apr 30Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
- Apr 24Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 22Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA1028)Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21Subst. for comp. HB.Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1027)Minor
- Apr 21H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1028)Major
- Apr 21Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 20, PNV 1Passed House
- Apr 21Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- Mar 16Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Mar 12Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0549)
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6Passed Senate
- Mar 12Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
- Mar 12Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Mar 10Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- Mar 3Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- Vote recorded SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- Jan 22Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government CommitteeMinor
- Jan 21Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Jan 15Filed for introductionIntroduced
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