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Committee advances bill to move Human Rights Division to attorney general and create civil rights enforcement division
Summary
House Bill 9 10 passed the State and Local Government Committee on March 19, 2025. The bill would transfer the Tennessee Human Rights Division to the attorney general’s office, create a Division of Civil Rights Enforcement, and add education as a protected characteristic; the committee voted to send the bill to Government Operations, 17-5.
The State and Local Government Committee on March 19 voted to advance House Bill 9 10, which would move the Tennessee Human Rights Division into the attorney general’s office and create a Division of Civil Rights Enforcement.
Representative Garrett, who carried the bill, said the measure would relocate enforcement authority and add an additional claim allowing discrimination claims based on education. Garrett said the transition is intended to…
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