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• SB 2299 In committee 114
  Secretary of State - As introduced, requires the secretary of state to create and maintain a publicly accessible, nonpartisan online candidate information page for each local, state, and federal election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 2618 In committee 114
  Computers and Electronic Processing - As introduced, requires the joint chairs of the artificial intelligence advisory council to publish their annual findings regarding the economic, labor, and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence on an appropriate page of the general assembly's website, in addition to the existing requirement to submit these reports to the governor and legislative speakers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
• SB 2677 Introduced 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, establishes a cause of action through which a person who suffers injury, death, or property damage caused by the negligent action of an agent of the federal government engaged in an immigration enforcement action may file a suit against the federal agency to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs of bringing the action; requires the person to file a claim within one year of the cause of action accruing. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 29.
  Feb 2, 2026: Filed for introduction
• SB 1852 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, enacts the "TennCare Buy-In Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  Feb 2, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2297 Introduced 114
  TennCare - As introduced, removes an obsolete reference to July 1, 2000, as the initial date after which the department of health must ensure that application forms for TennCare uninsured or uninsurable coverage under the Medical Assistance Act apprise applicants of the requirements of the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 2, 2026: Filed for introduction
• SB 2489 Introduced 114
  TennCare - As introduced, increases from 60 to 65 days the period after the close of each fiscal year within which the department of finance and administration must submit a report to the governor and members of the general assembly that includes an account of the operations and expenditures of all funds under the Medical Assistance Act of 1968, statistics by county about all medical assistance within the state, rules promulgated to carry out the act, and other information the department deems advisable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 2, 2026: Filed for introduction
• SB 1831 In committee 114
  Gaming - As introduced, requires a licensee offering interactive sports wagering in this state to restrict access to such wagering on certain campuses of public institutions of higher education; requires certain public institutions of higher education to restrict internet access to interactive sports wagering on campus. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49, Part 1 and Title 49.
  Feb 2, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 2490 Introduced 114
  TennCare - As introduced, removes an obsolete reference to department of health beginning development of a demonstration project to provide cost effective alternatives to long-term care under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 on July 1, 1982. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 2, 2026: Filed for introduction
• SB 1346 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a civil and criminal action for individuals who are the subject of an intimate digital depiction that is intentionally disclosed without the individual's consent under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 466
• SB 314 Became law 114
  Public Employees - As enacted, authorizes an eligible education employee to qualify for paid leave during the legal process for adopting a newly placed minor child, specifically during that period of time beginning with the filing of a petition for adoption when a minor child is initially placed within the residence of a prospective adoptive parent pursuant to a court-ordered parental power of attorney or guardianship or custodial order until the issuance of a final order of adoption by the court. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 36 and Title 37, Chapter 1.
  May 2, 2025: Pub. Ch. 163
• SJR 400 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Gladys Maurine Chatman -
  Apr 30, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SR 237 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tania Beyonce' Wright, Valedictorian, Early College High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 234 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lillie Cate Allen, Salutatorian, Hillsboro High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 232 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grayson Lewis Nelms, Salutatorian, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 240 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ivy Estelle Miller, Salutatorian, Big Picture High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 238 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Karen A. Takawe, Salutatorian, Early College High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 229 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lillian Kate Padgett, Valedictorian, Valor Flagship Academy -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 230 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dlan D Berwary, Salutatorian, Valor Flagship Academy -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 228 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lizbeth Compean, Salutatorian, LEAD Southeast High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 239 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alaysia Maki Montgomery, Valedictorian, Big Picture High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 231 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Khalid Khadar Hassan, Valedictorian, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 236 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Victor Sustaita Jr., Salutatorian, Glencliff High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 233 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liam Shawn Chapman, Valedictorian, Hillsboro High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 227 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Virginia Aranda, Valedictorian, LEAD Southeast High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 235 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keily Yahaira Ortez, Valedictorian, Glencliff High School -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SJR 433 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Jordan Riche -
  Apr 16, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for action.
• SJR 332 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Hillsboro Burros, Class 4A state boys' basketball champions -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1331 In committee 114
  Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, clarifies that on or before January 31 of each year, the department shall report information regarding child support to the general assembly and the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 14, 2025: Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• SJR 305 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Juno Frankie Pierce -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 306 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jonathan Brocco, Tennessee Charter School Center, Administrator of the Year -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 335 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Voyeurism Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2.
  Apr 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 62
• SB 1128 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON Act)," which creates a new offense of interfering with an individual's or entity's receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance that the individual or entity is lawfully entitled to receive from the federal, state, or local government, with intent to deprive the individual of the loan, grant, or financial assistance, which is punished as theft; authorizes a victim of an offense to bring a civil action to recover the funds that the victim did not receive because of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.
  Apr 8, 2025: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026
• SB 1130 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Read Act"; repeals the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Mar 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1338 In committee 114
  Comptroller, State - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury to annually report information about the students participating in the education freedom scholarship program to the general assembly by October 30. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Mar 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1132 In committee 114
  School Vouchers - As introduced, increases the required assessments of students participating in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program to include all Tennessee comprehensive assessment program tests, Tennessee universal reading screeners or universal reading screeners approved by the state board of education, and the assessment administered to public school students in grade 11 that assesses student readiness for postsecondary education and approved by the commissioner of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1249 In committee 114
  School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that participate in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program to publish various items on the school's website; requires private schools that participate in either program to ensure educators hold a valid license to teach; requires students participating in either program to be administered various assessments. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 26, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1208 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, requires every year, instead of every other year, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the regulatory boards that license healthcare practitioners, to provide a letter no later than November 1 to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over health that includes updated information on the impact and effects of the restrictions and limitations on treating patients with opioids. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Mar 25, 2025: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 1339 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, changes, from 45 to 50 days from receipt of a request, the time that a controller has to inform a consumer of the controller's decision to decline to take action regarding the consumer's authenticated request under the Tennessee Information Protection Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 48.
  Mar 25, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SJR 41 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - John Richard "Dick" Lodge, Jr. -
  Mar 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 806 In committee 114
  Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, requires that the trial for an unlawful detainer action be held no later than 14 days from the date the plaintiff filed the unlawful detainer motion; limits the scope of a hearing for an unlawful detainer motion based on nonpayment of rent to facts and issues related to nonpayment of rent; makes other changes related to judicial proceedings for unlawful detainer. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1259 In committee 114
  Children - As introduced, specifies that "neglect" does not include permitting a child, whose basic needs are met and who is of sufficient age and maturity to avoid harm or unreasonable risk of harm, to engage in independent activities, including traveling to and from school by walking, running, or bicycling; traveling to and from commercial or recreational facilities; playing outdoors; remaining at home unattended for a reasonable period of time; and other similar independent activity. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1206 In committee 114
  Environmental Preservation - As introduced, creates a grant program to facilitate green spaces in urban areas; authorizes the technical secretary of the air pollution control board to establish a program to encourage community-led programs that reduce air pollution. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 43, Chapter 24 and Title 68, Chapter 201.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
• SB 1207 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.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 1418 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 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 316 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, removes the requirement that the governor receive authorization by the general assembly prior to making any decision or obligating the state with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 71.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 1260 In committee 114
  State Symbols - As introduced, designates Nashville as the hot chicken capital of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 1248 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires health insurance carriers to provide mental health coverage in parity with alcoholism and drug dependence coverage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 313 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, excludes materials obtained by an individual teacher that are made available in the teacher's classroom to students assigned to the teacher's class from having to be identified in a list of library collection materials posted on the school's website; requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a policy for developing and reviewing classroom libraries. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• SB 1347 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the presence of one rather than two credible witnesses to be present when an officer of the commission destroys contraband distillation equipment, paraphernalia, and personal property. - Amends TCA Title 57.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 809 In committee 114
  Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Cannabis Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee