{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-802","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-802","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part: (1) \"Changing facility\" means an area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room, changing room, or shower room; (2) \"Reasonable accommodation\" includes, but is not limited to, access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing facility or use of an employee restroom or changing facility. \"Reasonable accommodation\" does not include the following: (A) Access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while members of the opposite sex are present or could be present; (B) Requesting that a school construct, remodel, or in any way perform physical or structural changes to a school facility; or (C) Requesting that a school limit access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex, if limiting access results in a violation of state or local building codes or standards; (3) \"Restroom\" means a facility that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals; and (4) \"Sex\" has the same meaning as defined in § 1-3-105(c) . Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 486, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 452, s 3, eff. 7/1/2021.\nAs used in this part:\n(1) \"Changing facility\" means an area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room, changing room, or shower room;\n(2) \"Reasonable accommodation\" includes, but is not limited to, access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing facility or use of an employee restroom or changing facility. \"Reasonable accommodation\" does not include the following: (A) Access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while members of the opposite sex are present or could be present; (B) Requesting that a school construct, remodel, or in any way perform physical or structural changes to a school facility; or (C) Requesting that a school limit access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex, if limiting access results in a violation of state or local building codes or standards;\n(A) Access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while members of the opposite sex are present or could be present;\n(B) Requesting that a school construct, remodel, or in any way perform physical or structural changes to a school facility; or\n(C) Requesting that a school limit access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex, if limiting access results in a violation of state or local building codes or standards;\n(3) \"Restroom\" means a facility that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals; and\n(4) \"Sex\" has the same meaning as defined in § 1-3-105(c) .","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"46c9be6a66584732d905644d3f7bc064628604a769107696a5144610611267c7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-801","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}