Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 14-2-102 (2026)

[Expired] COVID-19 vaccine status

✓ current as of May 2026

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(a) A private business, governmental entity, school, or local education agency shall not compel or otherwise take an adverse action against a person to compel the person to provide proof of vaccination if the person objects to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine for any reason.

(b) Allowing a person to voluntarily provide proof of vaccination or proof of COVID-19 antibodies instead of a negative COVID-19 test in order to gain admission to a place of entertainment, as defined in § 47-25-512, is not a violation of subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person is not prohibited from requiring another person to provide proof of vaccination as a condition to entering that person's personal residence for purposes of providing products or services.

Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth of Ky. v. Joseph R. Biden, 57 F.4th 545 (6th Cir. 2023).

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Commonwealth of Ky. v. Joseph R. Biden, 57 F.4th 545 (6th Cir. 2023). “Tennessee also bars private businesses from inquiring about another person’s vaccination status, Tenn. Code Ann. § 14-2-102 (a). We recognize the potential conflict: one cannot ensure an employee is vaccinated without asking.”

Reed v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. Tenn. 2024). · cites it 3× “Section 14-2-102 provides that “[a] private business, governmental entity, school, or local education agency shall not compel or otherwise take an adverse action against a person to compel the person to provide proof of vaccination if the person objects to receiving a COVID-19…”

Yolonda Riggs v. UCOR LLC (6th Cir. 2024). “Riggs thereafter sued UCOR under Tenn. Code Ann. § 14-2-102 (a), which provides a private right of action to employees fired for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.”

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