Tennessee bills

Tennessee legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 30, 2026, 4:05 PM.

9,112 bills

SB 190 In committee 114
Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires an employer that terminates the employment of an employee who the employer knows to be pregnant and who is covered under an employer-sponsored health benefit plan to continue to provide coverage under the plan until the employee’s pregnancy ends. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 71.

Mar 11, 2025: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee / no second
SJR 98 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Board of Directors -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 163 substituted for SJR
SB 1443 In committee 114
Mason - Subject to local approval, authorizes the town to appoint a town administrator; requires the town administrator to perform some of the duties previously performed by the mayor. - Amends Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended and rewritten.

Mar 10, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
SJR 115 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John McCarty, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 192 substituted for SJR
SJR 110 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Trey Watkins, Lottery Corporation Board of Directors -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 187 substituted for SJR
SJR 142 Adopted 114
Memorials, Personal Achievement - John Samuel Chance, Eagle Scout -

Mar 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 242 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Hie, Tennessee Public Utility Commission -

Mar 10, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SJR 99 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Hanes Torbett, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 162 substituted for SJR
SB 193 In committee 114
Gaming - As introduced, clarifies that a provision of law voiding wagering contracts does not apply to a transaction to make a wager under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67.

Mar 10, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SJR 114 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Rosemary McIlhenny, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 191 substituted for SJR
SJR 111 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Nancy Dishner, Lottery Corporation Board of Directors -

Mar 10, 2025: Companion HJR 188 substituted for SJR
SJR 192 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Priscilla Presley -

Mar 10, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for action.
SJR 149 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Mark Gwyn -

Mar 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
SJR 141 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Vietnam War, 50th anniversary of its end -

Mar 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HB 603 In committee 114
Uniform Commercial Code - As introduced, changes from February 1 to January 15, the date by which the secretary of state must annually report to the governor and general assembly on the operation of the filing office. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Mar 10, 2025: Ref. to Commerce Committee
HJR 309 Introduced 114
Memorials, Recognition - Sudden Unexplained Death in Children Awareness Month -

Mar 10, 2025: Objected to on Consent Calendar.
SR 31 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Grace Bolton Freeman -

Mar 7, 2025: Enrolled and ready for signatures
SR 29 Adopted 114
Memorials, Public Service - Carragan Laine Fields -

Mar 7, 2025: Enrolled and ready for signatures
SB 723 In committee 114
Consumer Protection - As introduced, makes it a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 for a weather-related company to conduct certain weather modification activities. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201.

Mar 7, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
SB 792 In committee 114
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the district attorneys general conference to compile a yearly report detailing convictions made pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2002 during the previous year; requires the report to be provided to the general assembly no later than January 15 each year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 58.

Mar 7, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
SJR 37 Adopted 114
Naming and Designating - Maternal Health Day , October 17 -

Mar 6, 2025: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Health Committee
SJR 120 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Britni Singleteary, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts -

Mar 6, 2025: Companion HJR 197 substituted for SJR
HR 46 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Jimmy Taylor, Jr. -

Mar 6, 2025: Filed for introduction
HJR 173 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Terence Patterson, Public Charter School Commission -

Mar 6, 2025: H. subst. & concurred in SJR 88
SB 796 In committee 114
Boards and Commissions - As introduced, vacates and reconstitutes the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas effective July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

Mar 6, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee
HJR 174 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Eddie Smith, Public Charter School Commission -

Mar 6, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SR 17 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Carlissa A. Shaw -

Mar 6, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SJR 121 In committee 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lucas Hilliard, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts -

Mar 6, 2025: Companion HJR 196 substituted for SJR
SB 1162 In committee 114
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to develop or approve a policy allowing for the retake of a TCAP test, including each end-of-course assessment, if the administration of one or more of the state-mandated TCAP tests is interrupted due to an act of God or other circumstance beyond the control of the school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Mar 5, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 89 In committee 114
Law Enforcement - As introduced, expands the notification and uniform requirements for peace officers who provide security or other duties outside of their primary jurisdiction to apply statewide rather than only in certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 35.

Mar 5, 2025: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1241 In committee 114
Abortion - As introduced, defines the terms "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" and "lethal fetal anomaly"; specifies that a physician does not commit the offense of criminal abortion if, under certain circumstances, the physician performs or attempts to perform an abortion to address a lethal fetal anomaly or a premature delivery of an unborn child with a lethal fetal anomaly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 835 In committee 114
Expunction - As introduced, shortens the length of time that a petitioner must wait before having an eligible Class D felony expunged from 10 years after the completion of the sentence imposed for the offense the petitioner is seeking to have expunged, to eight years from completion. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

Mar 5, 2025: Reset on Final cal. of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
HB 1264 In committee 114
State Government - As introduced, prohibits a nongovernmental or intergovernmental entity in this state from infringing upon or restricting private property rights without due process or an individual's constitutional rights by virtue of pursuing a policy recommendation originating from or traceable to the United Nations, a subsidiary entity thereof, or an international policymaking organization; makes it an offense for the state or an official or political subdivision in this state to infringe upon or restrict private property rights without due process or an individual's constitutional rights in pursuing United Nations or international policymaking organizational policy. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-422.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SB 902 In committee 114
Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.

Mar 5, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
HB 129 In committee 114
Military - As introduced, prohibits the Tennessee national guard, or a member of the national guard, from being released from state duty into federal active duty combat unless the United States congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15, of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Tennessee national guard or a member of the national guard for the enumerated purposes to expressly execute the laws of the union, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1.

Mar 5, 2025: Def. to Summer Study in Public Service Subcommittee
HB 564 In committee 114
Ethics - As introduced, specifies that an impermissible indirect gift to candidates for public office and certain officials and their family members includes, but is not limited to, a gift provided by an entity that is related to, and its business or political activities are intertwined with, an employer of a lobbyist; requires the governor and officers of the governor's cabinet to disclose certain travel expenses. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.

Mar 5, 2025: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 597 In committee 114
Lobbying, Lobbyists - As introduced, requires each lobbyist to include and maintain in the lobbyist's registration statement filed with the Tennessee ethics commission the identification of each bill and legislative measure for which the lobbyist is receiving compensation to oppose or support. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6.

Mar 5, 2025: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 443 In committee 114
Uniform Commercial Code - As introduced, changes, from the local law of the securities intermediary's jurisdiction to the law of this state, the law governing certain aspects of an investment security transaction; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Mar 5, 2025: Failed in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
HB 441 In committee 114
General Assembly - As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act," which establishes processes by which the general assembly may nullify an unconstitutional federal statute, regulation, agency order, or executive order. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
SB 372 In committee 114
Health Care - As introduced, urges the human rights commission to study problems of discrimination against healthcare providers in this state because of their decision to decline to participate in a healthcare service on the basis of religious, moral, or ethical beliefs. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 20; Title 29; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 5, 2025: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
HB 963 In committee 114
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, allocates all revenue generated from the state sales tax on retail sales of new or used motor vehicles and new or used tires in excess of base tax revenues to the state highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 407 In committee 114
Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to develop a program to award full-time students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this state a $250 grant for voluntarily obtaining testing for sexually transmitted diseases. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49.

Mar 5, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 374 In committee 114
Courts - As introduced, specifies that certain actions for declaratory judgments or injunctive relief regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action must be brought in state court and that the privileges and immunities afforded to this state, state entities, and state officials under state or federal law are not waived for purposes of such actions. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 27, Chapter 1.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 1285 In committee 114
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As introduced, prohibits the use of the power of eminent domain over real property in an expedited manner during a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16; Title 29, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 18 In committee 114
TennCare - As introduced, directs the bureau to establish a temporary TennCare benefits program to provide medical assistance on a temporary basis to certain individuals who do not qualify for enrollment in TennCare, CoverKids, or a successor program; requires the bureau to submit a waiver to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Mar 5, 2025: Failed in Insurance Committee
SJR 44 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard -

Mar 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.
SJR 85 Adopted 114
Memorials, Heroism - Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson, Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur Preston Donaldson -

Mar 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.
SJR 128 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Diana Cecilia Harman Brewer -

Mar 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.
SB 1432 In committee 114
Montgomery County - Subject to local approval, creates a fourth General Sessions and Juvenile Court of Montgomery County. - Amends Chapter 232 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

Mar 4, 2025: Withdrawn.
SR 22 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - TaJuan Stout Mitchell -

Mar 4, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker