Tennessee bills

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State bill data last updated Oct 27, 2026, 8:04 AM.

9,112 bills

• SB 1155 Became law 114
  Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes Johnson City to set the hours that licensees within a downtown district designated by the municipality are authorized to sell or give away alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.
  Apr 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 181
• HB 561 In committee 114
  Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes certain utility systems to borrow money in anticipation of revenue collections and to issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing to provide emergency cash flow for such systems, with oversight of such actions by the comptroller of the treasury; establishes deadline for the payment of such notes. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-111; Section 7-36-113; Section 7-82-501; Section 7-82-702; Section 68-221-1311 and Section 68-221-611.
  Apr 30, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 170
• SB 1299 Became law 114
  DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires an ignition interlock provider to permit a person to appear for calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the device at any time within a two-week period; authorizes a court to order reinstatement of a person’s driver license if the person has no other revocations or suspensions on the person’s driving record and the person’s only noncompliance with ignition interlock requirements has been with regard to the required calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the ignition interlock device; makes various other changes in regard to ignition interlock devices and the ignition interlock usage period. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-417 and Section 55-10-425.
  Apr 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 184
• HB 1038 In committee 114
  Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires the administrative office of the courts to maintain a criminal justice information services compliant centralized statewide juvenile case management system; requires all juvenile court clerks to adopt and convert to the new juvenile case management system on a schedule to be determined in consultation with the administrative office of the courts; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37.
  Apr 30, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179
• SB 766 Became law 114
  Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, authorizes a premium finance company to impose and collect a convenience fee from an insured for use of certain payment methods; authorizes a premium finance company to charge and collect a handling charge for certain payment instruments when the payment instrument is not paid by the financial institution from which the instrument is drawn. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 37.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 258
• SB 299 Became law 114
  Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use; specifies that the recommendations made by the commission to the general assembly may include policy recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 209
• SB 440 Became law 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, clarifies that excepted benefits are not part of a requirement to provide coverage for a specific person, provider, treatment, service, condition, or disease, unless coverage of such excepted benefits is expressly required by law. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 210
• SB 729 Became law 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 256
• HB 307 In committee 114
  County Government - As enacted, declares that the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee are the constitutional officers of a county that has adopted a charter form of government; specifies the duties for each constitutional officer. - Amends TCA Title 5.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 221
• HJR 603 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Izaiah Cohoon, Valedictorian, Halls High School -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 943 Became law 114
  Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires, in a child custody order, the court to include written findings of fact as to whether the limitations in present law relative to restrictions in temporary or permanent parenting plans apply; makes other changes relative to child court proceedings; clarifies, for purposes of domestic abuse law, that "abuse" includes acts inflicted directly by the offending party or indirectly through a third party, including, but not limited to, a family member, friend, significant other, or coworker, on behalf of the offending party. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 265
• SB 1417 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, requires a school support organization and a group or organization that collects and raises money, materials, property, or securities while representing itself to be a school support organization to annually provide a detailed report of the organization's receipts and expenditures while representing itself to be a school support organization to the department of education by July 1 each year, unless the school support organization is a booster club, parent teacher association, parent teacher organization, or parent teacher support association; requires the department to publish the reports on the department's website for at least three years from the date on which the report was submitted. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 277
• SB 940 Became law 114
  Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 231
• HB 466 In committee 114
  Public Health - As enacted, requires a medical laboratory supervisor to be readily available for consultations during all hours when tests are performed; prohibits a medical laboratory supervisor from being required to be on laboratory premises. - Amends TCA Title 68.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 232
• HJR 602 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grayce Barnes, Valedictorian, Powell High School -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 627 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - James Boone II -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 63 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of economic and community development to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 236
• HB 759 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award additional compensation to high-performing educators and to incentivize educators to meet and exceed expectations. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256
• HJR 605 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Chris Jones, Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1141 In committee 114
  Health Care - As enacted, adds that the governor's appointee for the health facilities commission who is a representative of the assisted-care living facility industry may be appointed from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested groups, including the Tennessee Center for Assisted Living; requires the commission to submit certain reports to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 68.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 263
• HB 270 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee emergency management agency to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 2.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 241
• SB 563 Became law 114
  Charitable Solicitations - As enacted, corrects a reference in the charitable solicitations law that requires educational institutions be approved as such by the Tennessee public charter school commission rather than the state board of education to be exempt from registration requirements. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 251
• HB 1343 In committee 114
  DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires the state treasurer to deem a person ordered by a court to use a functioning ignition interlock device to be indigent and unable to pay the costs of the device if the person receives funds from the supplemental nutrition assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, or state medicaid program; removes the requirement that a court determine whether a person asserting inability to pay for a functioning ignition interlock device is indigent; revises other provisions relative to the electronic monitoring indigency fund. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-419.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 269
• HB 960 In committee 114
  Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with an organization in this state to create or identify a continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information or training relative to maternal mental health disorders. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 261
• HJR 640 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Chattanooga Mocs, NIT champions -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 623 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Williamson Chapel CME Church, 175th anniversary -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 638 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jacob Anderson, Salutatorian, L&N STEM Academy -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 630 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Public Service - Tricia Herzfeld -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 955 Became law 114
  Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Medical Ethics Defense Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 266
• HJR 596 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Franklin County Library, 100th anniversary -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 610 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Sam W. Hinchey -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 990 In committee 114
  Abortion - As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" as used in present law provisions relative to criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 217
• HB 1044 In committee 114
  Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Medical Ethics Defense Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 266
• HB 510 In committee 114
  Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Physician Workforce Information Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 213
• HJR 634 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Rheubin McGhee Taylor -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 241 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of economic and community development to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236
• HJR 597 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative, 85th anniversary -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 362 Became law 114
  Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment (SAVE) Act." - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 58.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 223
• HJR 642 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Public Service - Doug Englen -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 242 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of financial institutions to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 237
• SB 274 Became law 114
  County Government - As enacted, declares that the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee are the constitutional officers of a county that has adopted a charter form of government; specifies the duties for each constitutional officer. - Amends TCA Title 5.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 221
• HB 580 In committee 114
  Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes various changes regarding global positioning monitoring and the pretrial release of certain defendants. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 253
• SB 1379 Became law 114
  Children - As enacted, allows a child care agency to lease or purchase underutilized property from local education agencies; classifies a child care family home as residential property for certain purposes, including zoning and building codes; permits a host-school's fire inspection and facilities to be sufficient for a child care agency's provisional license under the department of human services. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 276
• SB 1272 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, makes various changes to reporting requirements, school and district accountability, the accumulation of excess instructional time, remote instruction, the immunization status of students in state custody, the individualized education account program, public virtual school enrollment, and certain course access program requirements imposed on the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 9; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 18, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 41; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 50; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2024.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 235
• HB 855 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259
• HJR 604 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - John Hammeren, Salutatorian, Halls High School -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 753 Became law 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to enroll LEAs' employees' children into the voluntary pre-kindergarten program if space is available after enrollment of at-risk children; authorizes LEAs to charge the employee tuition and fees for such enrollment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 225
• HJR 617 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keara Lanae Rivers, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 191 Became law 114
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, redefines "local government" to include a water, wastewater, or energy authority for purposes of the present law applicable to bonds and notes issued by local governments; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 9-21-133 and Title 9, Chapter 21, Part 4.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 218
• SB 1216 Became law 114
  State Symbols - As enacted, designates Nashville hot chicken as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 273