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State bill data last updated Oct 18, 2026, 8:04 AM.

9,112 bills

• HB 2130 Became law 114
  Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of certain accredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as engineers, provided, that such persons have prior engineering experience and meet certain examination requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 62, Chapter 2, Part 4.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 881
• HJR 1521 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Jonathan Trevor Daniel -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1537 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kate Tucker, Valedictorian, Silverdale Baptist Academy -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1494 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Historical marker honoring WWII Veteran Russell LeRoy Pickett -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2146 In committee 114
  Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is ultimately adjudicated to be unruly, that the disposition made by the juvenile judge or magistrate may include the suspension of the student's driving privileges or ability to obtain a driver license for a period of up to one year. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 853
• HB 2043 In committee 114
  Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, generally establishes that permanent rules filed in the office of the secretary of state on or after January 1, 2025, that are in effect on the effective date of this act, and that are scheduled for expiration on June 30, 2026, do not expire on June 30, 2026, but remain in effect until repealed or amended by subsequent rule of the appropriate rulemaking agency or until otherwise superseded by legislative enactment. -
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 851
• SB 1931 Became law 114
  Schools, Charter - As enacted, requires the department of education to annually collect and report certain data for opportunity public charter schools on the department's website; requires a director of schools, juvenile court judge, or department of children's services caseworker who has knowledge that a student is an at-risk student and is eligible to attend an opportunity public charter school to provide the student and the student's parent or legal guardian with information regarding the student's eligibility to enroll in an opportunity public charter school and the location of any opportunity public charter schools that are located in or adjacent to the student's county of residence. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 842
• SB 1302 Became law 114
  Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 819
• SB 712 Became law 114
  Comptroller, State - As enacted, prohibits an LEA or public charter school from using public funds to initiate or maintain any civil action or proceeding against this state or an agency or officer of this state to challenge a school or district accountability measure established under state law. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 818
• HB 2187 In committee 114
  Federal Aid - As enacted, enacts the "Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 720
• HJR 1532 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Charles Dwight Bailey -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1507 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Steiger, Salutatorian, West High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1495 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Komatsu Chattanooga Manufacturing Operations, 40th anniversary -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1446 Became law 114
  State Government - As enacted, enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 8.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 877
• HJR 1484 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Greenfield School, Anne Dallas Dudley Award -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 664 In committee 114
  Comptroller, State - As enacted, prohibits an LEA or public charter school from using public funds to initiate or maintain any civil action or proceeding against this state or an agency or officer of this state to challenge a school or district accountability measure established under state law. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 818
• HB 2411 In committee 114
  Boards and Commissions - As enacted, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to its membership; expands the council’s advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare’s director, services, and waiver implementation alongside existing department programs. - Amends TCA Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 716
• HJR 1515 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1398 Became law 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, limits the authority of a special purpose corporation to negotiate and enter into PILOT agreements with the corporation's lessees, as delegated to it by a municipality, if certain written notice is not provided to certain chief executive officers of taxing jurisdictions; voids PILOT agreements entered into by the special purpose corporation if such notice is not provided. - Amends TCA Title 48 and Title 67.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 820
• HB 1895 In committee 114
  Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850
• HJR 1536 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - 150th anniversary of the Colored National Convention held at the Tennessee State Capitol -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1805 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state board, to adopt, grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 708
• HB 1317 In committee 114
  Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819
• HJR 1528 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaitlyn Bogle, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1803 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds the bottling of distilled spirits to the definition of "manufacture" for purposes of licensing and regulation of the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 833
• SB 2139 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, revises the requirements for electronic participation in school board meetings under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 852
• HB 1784 Became law 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 879
• HJR 1482 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Laurel McCuiston, Valedictorian, Sale Creek High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1884 In committee 114
  State Government - As enacted, prohibits a state agency from issuing or renewing a certification, registration, license, or permit to a corporate entity if an officer, director, or employee of the entity provides material support or resources, meeting spaces, or other forums to certain terrorist groups or organizations for the purpose of soliciting material support or recruiting new members; requires a state agency to deny, revoke, or refuse or renew a certification, registration, license, or permit issued to such entities upon receipt of satisfactory proof of such activity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 67.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 843
• SB 2165 Became law 114
  Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 802
• HJR 1527 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Eliana Symoens, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1517 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Mary Clement -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2477 In committee 114
  Firefighters - As enacted, extends the period for the estate of an emergency responder killed in the line of duty from three years from the date of death to the later of such date or the date of a final order of a court, administrative law judge, or authorized state or local official designating the death as being in the line of duty; extends the period for an estate to file an appeal of a denial from 90 days to one year; adds a mechanism of appeal of a denial of a claim for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 721
• SB 1940 In committee 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 879
• HJR 1516 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Robert Nelson Clement -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2562 In committee 114
  Boards and Commissions - As enacted, requires at least one hour of the board of medical examiners' required continuing education hours to be completed on topics related to nutrition; requires the same of the board of osteopathic examination. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 857
• SB 2005 Became law 114
  Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 847
• HJR 1530 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2550 In committee 114
  Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, enacts the "Hunting for Heroes Act"; creates the Tennessee national guard sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 856
• HJR 1513 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leo Nishizawa, Salutatorian, Bearden High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1502 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Giselle Cruz Cardoza, Salutatorian, Powell High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1501 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caleb Lanius, Valedictorian, Powell High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 375 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, defines "serious bodily injury" for the purposes of the present law offense of vehicular assault, which occurs when a person who, as the proximate result of the person's intoxication, recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person by the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel subject to registration; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 875
• HJR 1520 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Heroism - Dustin Frank, Brian Fernandez, Anthony Blackwell, and Terry McConkey -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1741 Became law 114
  Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Charlie Kirk Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 831
• HJR 1503 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Barrett Lemons, Valedictorian, Central High School -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1487 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Michael "Mike" Earl Tatum -
  May 5, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2226 Became law 114
  Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to issue bonds for the sole purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the water system or wastewater system operated by the authority; grants certain additional authority to the board of directors; limits liability of the state on bonds of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 9.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 724
• HB 1725 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, revises law relative to LEAs providing enrollment and services to certain students who are the dependent children of service members. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 834
• HB 1982 In committee 114
  Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 840