Tennessee bills

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State bill data last updated Oct 26, 2026, 8:06 PM.

9,112 bills

• SB 1705 Introduced 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires director of schools to report a student who was formally truant and now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Jan 20, 2026: Withdrawn.
• HJR 129 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Mark Goins to resign as the Tennessee coordinator of elections. -
  Jan 20, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1548 Introduced 114
  TennCare - As introduced, deletes an obsolete provision that required the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with any appropriate TennCare drug utilization review committees, to study the use of prescription drugs in nursing homes and the costs of those prescription drugs for residents of nursing homes; to examine prescription use overall; to focus on any practices that would improve the quality of resident care while reducing costs to the TennCare program; and to report by January 1, 2005, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Jan 15, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• SB 1607 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault against a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
  Jan 15, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 1490 In committee 114
  Public Records - As introduced, makes the addresses on a nominating petition for the office of judge, chancellor, district attorney general, and public defender confidential. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 10, Chapter 7.
  Jan 15, 2026: Withdrawn.
• SB 1623 In committee 114
  Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires the validation or revalidation tab, sticker, or other device issued for a calendar year that is affixed to a registration plate must be a different color scheme than the color scheme of the validation or revalidation tab, sticker, or device issued for the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102 and Title 55, Chapter 4.
  Jan 15, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• SB 1484 In committee 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, creates a cause of action through which a victim can recover from a person, other than a professional bondsman or person with a bailable interest, who posts bail for a defendant and the defendant is subsequently convicted for a criminal offense that occurred while the defendant was on bail; allows the victim to recover for damage to property, injury, or death arising from the subsequent criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 40.
  Jan 15, 2026: Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 1539 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense to knowingly inhale, ingest, use, or possess any compound, liquid, gas, or chemical that contains nitrous oxide. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.
  Jan 15, 2026: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
• HB 1554 In committee 114
  Criminal Procedure - As introduced, removes the requirement for a petitioner for restoration of citizenship or an applicant for a certificate of employability to pay the costs of the proceedings; makes other changes to the process for restoration of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.
  Jan 15, 2026: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
• SB 1629 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the criminal offenses of carrying a firearm or club with intent to go armed and carrying a weapon in a public park with the intent to go armed; prohibits a juvenile from carrying a firearm with intent to go armed except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.
  Jan 15, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• HR 142 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Bill R. Dunlap -
  Jan 15, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• SB 1627 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to submit to a psychiatric examination conducted by a medical professional; prohibits the student from returning to school or a school-related activity until the medical professional finds that the student is no longer a threat to the school and can safely return to school. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Jan 15, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• SB 1476 In committee 114
  Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, creates a law enforcement officer recruitment fund and grant program administered by the department for the purpose of assisting eligible law enforcement agencies in officer recruitment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38.
  Jan 15, 2026: Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1606 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• HB 1076 Introduced 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days, the amount of time each insurer of personal risk insurance must file with the commissioner of commerce and insurance before the proposed effective date of all rates, supplementary rate information, supporting information, policy forms, and endorsements. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Jan 14, 2026: Sponsor change.
• HB 1401 In committee 114
  Budget Procedures - As introduced, authorizes grant payments under the grant assistance program for nursing home care to be made either monthly or quarterly. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• SB 1545 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As introduced, extends the state energy policy council to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 204.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
• HB 1448 In committee 114
  Public Officials - As introduced, authorizes recall elections for elected members of a local legislative body, city and county mayors, sheriffs, trustees, registers, clerks, assessors of property, and members of a school board. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 47 and Title 49, Chapter 2.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
• HR 141 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Lieutenant Gordon Gwathney, Knoxville Police Department -
  Jan 14, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• SB 1676 Introduced 114
  Zoning - As introduced, removes requirement that a structure rebuilt on a site must conform to the zoning regulations existing at the time of the new construction. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.
  Jan 14, 2026: Filed for introduction
• HB 1402 In committee 114
  Budget Procedures - As introduced, deletes requirements that budget document includes personal income statement for calendar year 1977 and actual state appropriations for fiscal year 1977-1978. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 884 Passed House 114
  Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, expands the definition of "adult-oriented establishment", for purposes of imposing certain requirements, to include commercial establishments that offer sexually oriented material, devices, or paraphernalia, adult cabaret entertainment, or specified sexual activities, but for which such materials, devices, paraphernalia, entertainment, or activities are not the principal or predominant stock or trade. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.
  Jan 14, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
• SB 1529 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As introduced, extends the local government planning advisory committee to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
• HB 1403 In committee 114
  Bond Issues - As introduced, authorizes the state, acting by resolution of its funding board, to issue and sell its bonds and bond anticipation notes for certain purposes. -
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 1520 In committee 114
  Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, requires playgrounds at Booker T. Washington State Park and Harrison Bay State Park to be built no later than January 1, 2027; requires existing resources of the department of environment and conservation to be used to build the parks. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
• HB 1512 Introduced 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1462 In committee 114
  Real Property - As introduced, prohibits a homeowners' association from prohibiting a first responder from parking an emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on a roadway adjacent to the first responder's real property or from penalizing or threatening to penalize a first responder for parking an emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on a roadway adjacent to the first responder's real property. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 66.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
• SJR 544 In committee 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Beverly Bell -
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• HB 1511 Introduced 114
  Education, Curriculum - As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grade level and consistent with social studies standards adopted by the state board. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• SB 1085 In committee 114
  Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a private postsecondary institution that is a candidate for accreditation by a regional accrediting association and that has its primary campus domiciled in this state to serve as an institution at which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving financial aid funded using net proceeds of the state lottery. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.
  Jan 14, 2026: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
• SB 1604 In committee 114
  Education, Curriculum - As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grade level and consistent with social studies standards adopted by the state board. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• SB 1576 In committee 114
  Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to make the standardized form for reporting student allergies publicly available on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• HB 1102 In committee 114
  Controlled Substances - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare facility from authorizing a licensed healthcare professional from performing a drug or alcohol test or screen on a patient who is pregnant, less than one year postpartum, or a newborn without written and oral consent; allows for a drug or alcohol test or screen to be performed without the consent of the patient in certain listed situations. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Jan 14, 2026: Sponsor change.
• HB 1498 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires, with certain exceptions, each LEA and public charter school to implement a computer-based system that must be used by its teachers and school staff to collect data of early warning signs demonstrated by students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 37 and Title 49.
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
• HB 1404 In committee 114
  Appropriations - As introduced, makes appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain legislative enactments passed during the 2025 session of the 114th General Assembly; earmarks sufficient state funds for the purpose of funding any bill naming a highway or bridge in honor of a service member killed in action. -
  Jan 14, 2026: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HR 140 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Benny Jett, NSDAR Mary Desha Medal for Youth -
  Jan 14, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
• SB 1634 Introduced 114
  Criminal Procedure - As introduced, removes the requirement for a petitioner for restoration of citizenship or an applicant for a certificate of employability to pay the costs of the proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.
  Jan 14, 2026: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• SB 1491 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 1, the date by which a managed care organization that participates in the TennCare program must submit its annual report to the bureau of TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.
  Jan 14, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 165 Passed Senate 114
  Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, increases the amount of funding the state is authorized to match local contributions for funding of human resource agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26.
  Jan 13, 2026: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SJR 80 Adopted 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates March 2025 as "Certified Government Financial Manager Month." -
  Jan 13, 2026: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• SJR 206 Adopted 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates December 14 as "Hazel Moore Day." -
  Jan 13, 2026: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• HJR 626 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges appointment of highly qualified individuals to the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority who understand the growing energy needs of Tennessee and the importance of reliable, affordable power for the State's economic future. -
  Jan 13, 2026: Intro., ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
• SB 1600 Introduced 114
  Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires certain data centers to register with the Tennessee public utilities commission; requires electric and water utilities that provide service to registered data centers to report usage and rates to the commission; requires the commission's executive director to compile and publish certain information based on reports received from utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• SJR 83 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - George Washington Day in Tennessee, February 22, 2025 -
  Jan 13, 2026: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1460 Introduced 114
  Highway Signs - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to replace or modify a sign located along Interstate 40 eastbound to replace a reference to a stadium formerly located off of Exit 407 with a different traffic generating attraction. - Amends TCA Title 54.
  Jan 13, 2026: Intro., P1C.
• HJR 210 In committee 114
  Memorials, Recognition - "Read Across America Week," March 2-6, 2025 -
  Jan 13, 2026: Intro., ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Education Committee
• SB 1571 Introduced 114
  Anatomical Gifts - As introduced, specifies that genome sequencing data may be stored within a foreign adversary or remotely accessed by a foreign adversary if the data is collected as part of a clinical trial or other biomedical research study conducted in accordance with federal rules. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 30.
  Jan 13, 2026: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• HB 699 In committee 114
  Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, changes from March 1 of the second year following a tax year to March 1 of the tenth year following a tax year by which certain corrections to the property tax assessment for that tax year are to be initiated by an assessor or requested by a taxpayer. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Jan 13, 2026: Sponsor change.
• SB 1411 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes assault against school employees a Class E felony offense under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Jan 13, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• SB 1472 Introduced 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires, instead of allows, a city or county collecting official to accept the disputed portion of property tax under appeal if the taxpayer pays the full tax due before the delinquency date. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Jan 12, 2026: Withdrawn.