Tennessee bills

Tennessee legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 31, 2026, 12:09 AM.

9,112 bills

• HJR 183 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Dr. James Michael Norris -
  Feb 27, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 244 Passed Senate 114
  Housing - As introduced, requires multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures constructed under a voluntary attainable housing incentive program to be deed-restricted to ensure that the attainable housing continues for at least 30 years, instead of in perpetuity. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3.
  Feb 27, 2025: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• HJR 202 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Amy Case, Sevier County School System Principal of the Year -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• SB 214 Passed Senate 114
  Public Officials - As introduced, prohibits a public facility from being named for a local public official who is in office, for two years after the public official leaves office, or if the public official has been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; prohibits a local public official from making charitable donations in the public official's name if the donation is from public funds. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.
  Feb 27, 2025: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• HJR 203 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. John Robinette, Sevier County School System Supervisor of the Year -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 218 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Eric Enger, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 220 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Rob Edwards, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 219 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Ranford Watson, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 216 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Haylee Martin, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 211 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Valor College Prep girls' volleyball team, Class AA state champions -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 201 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dustin Helton, 2024-2025 Sevier County Schools Grades 9-12 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 200 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Misti DeGroot, Sevier County School System Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HB 326 Passed House 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates March 3 of each year as "Sister Sandra Smithson Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
  Feb 27, 2025: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
• HJR 208 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Jayme Salisbury, Tennessee Special Olympics Winter Games gold medal winner -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 217 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Lily Shelton, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 206 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Personal Achievement - Michael Ayers Wimberley, Eagle Scout -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 207 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Personal Achievement - Dalton Wyatt Taylor, Eagle Scout -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 223 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Paulina Herrmann Bennett, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 213 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Aaron Summerall, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HB 1388 In committee 114
  Museums - As introduced, requires the state to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase of the Cotton Museum in Memphis, subject to approval by the state building commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11 and Title 12.
  Feb 26, 2025: Failed in Public Service Subcommittee
• SB 1254 In committee 114
  Museums - As introduced, requires the state to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase of the Cotton Museum in Memphis, subject to approval by the state building commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11 and Title 12.
  Feb 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1160 In committee 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates December 14 of each year as "Hazel Moore Day." - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4.
  Feb 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
• HB 716 In committee 114
  Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resiliency Fund Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 9; Title 60; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Feb 26, 2025: Failed for lack of motion in: Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
• HB 970 In committee 114
  Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Healthcare Quality and Access Act of 2025." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 34; Title 42; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024.
  Feb 26, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 681 In committee 114
  Soil Conservation - As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Soil Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43, Chapter 14.
  Feb 26, 2025: Failed for lack of second in: Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
• HB 652 In committee 114
  Zoning - As introduced, prohibits local governments or planning commissions from requiring more than one means of ingress and egress into a proposed subdivision unless the proposed subdivision has at least 70 residential dwellings. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.
  Feb 26, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
• SB 802 In committee 114
  Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, establishes the promising futures early learning scholarship program and a fund to provide scholarships for high-quality early learning programs from excess lottery revenues. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5; Title 49 and Title 71, Chapter 3.
  Feb 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• HB 632 In committee 114
  State Employees - As introduced, authorizes an employee who has been employed full-time with this state for at least 12 months to receive up to 15 hours of paid leave for certain qualified volunteer work. - Amends TCA Title 8.
  Feb 26, 2025: Failed in Public Service Subcommittee
• HB 1187 Introduced 114
  Drugs, Prescription - 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 33 and Title 71.
  Feb 26, 2025: Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
• HB 631 In committee 114
  Day Care - As introduced, requires the governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives to establish a grant program for the purpose of supporting and funding nonprofit and faith-based child care programs for children four years of age and younger. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 32; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 71.
  Feb 26, 2025: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• SB 6002 Became law 114S1
  Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 1
• HB 6001 In committee 114S1
  Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1
• SB 1364 In committee 114
  Immigration - As introduced, requires, rather than permits, each law enforcement agency to execute an agreement with the United States department of homeland security to participate in the 287(g) program and the warrant service officer program for purposes of enforcing immigration laws in collaboration with the United States bureau of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE). - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
  Feb 25, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 447 In committee 114
  Boats, Boating - As introduced, prohibits certain activities, such as fishing, near public boat launches, docks, boats, and marinas so as to interfere with the use of such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70.
  Feb 25, 2025: Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee
• HB 6006 In committee 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, creates the Tennessee transportation financing authority to provide financing and refinancing for the development, maintenance, and improvement of transportation facilities within the state; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 54.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 5
• HB 971 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to create a physical education through community service program by partnering with a community service partner to provide students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to earn one-half credit in physical education by completing yardwork projects for older persons and persons with disabilities within the community served by the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 25, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee of Education Committee
• SB 6001 In committee 114S1
  Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 7
• SB 6003 Became law 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, creates two funds within the state treasury to be known as the Hurricane Helene interest payment fund and the governor's response and recovery fund; authorizes moneys in each fund to be used to assist with the response to and the recovery from certain declared emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 2
• HB 1375 In committee 114
  Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Mental Health Volunteer Alliance Act." - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Feb 25, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• SB 6007 Became law 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, requires the comptroller to disburse payments to property owners whose real or personal property was destroyed or damaged by a FEMA-certified disaster occurring between September 26, 2024, and September 30, 2024, under certain conditions; authorizes the deployment of a governmental entity's personnel and equipment outside its boundaries to another jurisdiction in response to an emergency under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 8 and Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 6
• SB 489 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act," which establishes a medical cannabis program to be administered by the Tennessee medical cannabis program commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Feb 25, 2025: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee / no second
• HB 6002 In committee 114S1
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3
• SB 6005 Became law 114S1
  Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session. -
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 4
• SB 6004 Became law 114S1
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 3
• HB 6004 Became law 114S1
  Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 7
• HB 6005 In committee 114S1
  Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session. -
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 4
• SB 6006 Became law 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, creates the Tennessee transportation financing authority to provide financing and refinancing for the development, maintenance, and improvement of transportation facilities within the state; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 54.
  Feb 25, 2025: Pub. Ch. 5
• HB 6007 In committee 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, requires the comptroller to disburse payments to property owners whose real or personal property was destroyed or damaged by a FEMA-certified disaster occurring between September 26, 2024, and September 30, 2024, under certain conditions; authorizes the deployment of a governmental entity's personnel and equipment outside its boundaries to another jurisdiction in response to an emergency under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 8 and Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 6
• HB 6003 In committee 114S1
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, creates two funds within the state treasury to be known as the Hurricane Helene interest payment fund and the governor's response and recovery fund; authorizes moneys in each fund to be used to assist with the response to and the recovery from certain declared emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2.
  Feb 25, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 2
• HB 682 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, enacts the "Student Comfort through Alternative Restorative Environments (CARE) Act"; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to allow students of a school in the LEA or public charter school where an act of mass violence occurs to voluntarily participate in remote instruction or a virtual education program for at least 31 calendar days. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37 and Title 49.
  Feb 25, 2025: Failed for lack of second in: Education Administration Subcommittee