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• HJR 880 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Pete Claussen, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board of Trustees -
  Mar 2, 2026: H. subst. & concurred in SJR 645
• HJR 878 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Joshua R. Walker, Tennessee Claims Commission -
  Mar 2, 2026: H. subst. & concurred in SJR 639
• HJR 882 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Tyler Forrest, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board of Trustees -
  Mar 2, 2026: H. subst. & concurred in SJR 641
• HB 1501 Passed House 114
  Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes a municipality to create and require the use of a landlord registry for a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, or finances 10 or more dwelling units located within the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 66.
  Feb 23, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
• HJR 919 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Recess & Reconvene - Provides for recess to observe Presidents' Day holiday. -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2551 In committee 114
  Codes - As introduced, revises authority of state fire marshal to prescribe rules relating to minimum statewide building construction safety standards, specifically for fire prevention for multi-family dwelling units. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
• HB 2561 Introduced 114
  Energy - As introduced, authorizes the state energy policy council to submit electronically its annual comprehensive reports on its assessment of the state's energy sector and comprehensive state energy policy plan to the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 68, Chapter 204, Part 1.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 2559 In committee 114
  Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to research the feasibility of establishing a development corridor, to be called the Oak Ridge Energy Park, located in and spanning parts of Anderson and Roane counties. -
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
• HB 2545 Introduced 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces, from five to four business days, the amount of time a warden has to report an offense in a penal institution to the appropriate district attorney generals. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 2553 In committee 114
  Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to review and propose revisions to the physical education standards to incorporate guidance published by the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to reestablish the presidential fitness test pursuant to Executive Order No. 14327 of the president of the United States on July 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
• HR 146 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Paul Trowbridge Gillespie, Jr. -
  Feb 4, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 2084 Introduced 114
  Education, Higher - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45 days before the start of the academic term, the time by which a state government entity that establishes a scholarship using an educational investment plan must select the scholarship beneficiary and notify the board of trustees of the college savings trust fund program of the beneficiary. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49 and Title 50.
  Feb 4, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HJR 742 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Joint Conventions - Calls joint convention to hear State of the State address by Governor Lee; authorizes transmittal of budget document by February 2, 2026, and filing of legislation implementing the budget by February 9, 2026. -
  Jan 23, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 741 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Recess & Reconvene - Recesses 2026 session of the 114th General Assembly from close of business on January 15, 2026, until January 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. -
  Jan 23, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 759 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Robert Earl Dudgeon -
  Jan 22, 2026: Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• HB 1638 Introduced 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, increases from 90 to 100 days of receiving a valid judgment of conviction for when the department has to notify the victim witness coordinator of the scheduled parole hearing date when the inmate will be eligible for parole consideration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
  Jan 21, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1636 In committee 114
  Evidence - As introduced, permits the introduction into evidence of a video recording of a child victim being interviewed by a forensic interviewer regarding sexual or physically violent contact with the child if the forensic interviewer is an employee of the department of children's services and meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2 and Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.
  Jan 21, 2026: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
• HB 1637 Introduced 114
  Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from January 31 to February 15 the date by which the commissioner shall publish an annual report regarding operation of the department and the services and programs under its supervision. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Jan 21, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1626 Introduced 114
  Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires bondsmen to file the quarterly reports on number of bonds issued by the bondsman in the preceding quarter by the thirtieth day of January, April, July, and October, rather than the twenty-fifth day; requires court clerks to file the quarterly reports on number of bonds accepted by the clerk in the preceding quarter by the thirtieth day of January, April, July, and October, rather than the twenty-fifth day. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.
  Jan 21, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1302 In committee 114
  Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, renames the "Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act" as the "Tennessee Meat Inspection Act"; revises the act to facilitate the implementation of a state meat inspection program. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 7 and Chapter 380 of the Public Acts of 2023.
  Jun 4, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 463
• HB 1431 Became law 114
  Portland - Subject to local approval, deletes obsolete and superseded provisions of the city charter. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.
  Jun 4, 2025: Pr. Ch. 22
• HB 1314 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence; creates the criminal offense of posting on a publicly accessible website the telephone number or home address of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 522
• HB 1321 Became law 114
  Tourist Development, Dept. of - As enacted, creates a marketing division within the department to replace the tourism division; authorizes the department to enter into agreements with the department of transportation to assist with maintenance of welcome center facilities; creates a welcome centers division within the department to oversee such centers throughout the state; directs the commissioner of finance and administration to transfer from highway user taxes allocated to the highway fund an amount sufficient to support the annual appropriation for implementation and administration of all welcome centers in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 523
• HB 1409 Became law 114
  Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. -
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 530
• HB 1330 Became law 114
  Boards and Commissions - As enacted, enacts the "Less is More Act of 2025." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 40; Title 52; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 70 and Title 76.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 524
• HB 1376 Became law 114
  Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, provides for the regulation of the manufacturing, supplying, wholesale distribution, and retail sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products by the commission and department of revenue; creates licenses for suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers; establishes taxes for such products and the manner in which such taxes are collected and allocated; establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 57 and Title 67.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 526
• HB 69 Became law 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections, in collaboration with the department of safety, prior to January 1, 2028, to create a secure, electronic portal through which each county administrator of elections may access information to verify, prior to processing an applicant's application to register to vote, whether the applicant is a United States citizen based upon records on file at the time of issuance of the most recent driver license or identification card or other credential from the department of safety; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 473
• HB 1408 Became law 114
  Budget Procedures - As enacted, authorizes, in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, transfers from the Access Tennessee health insurance program fund, created or referenced in the Access Tennessee Act of 2006. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 529
• HB 1407 Became law 114
  Bond Issues - As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds. -
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 528
• HB 1232 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to present law concerning criminal justice. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 462
• HB 55 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates new misdemeanor offenses, including intentionally giving a false or fictitious name to a law enforcement officer who has lawfully detained or arrested such person. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 54 and Title 55.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 409
• HB 1344 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 467
• HB 1325 In committee 114
  Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, establishes a fund for the development and implementation of programs that benefit Tennesseans by preserving farmland and forestland, including a grant program for conservation easements. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 470
• HB 1326 In committee 114
  Real Property - As enacted, creates a vested property right upon the submission, rather than the approval, of a development plan or building permit; specifies that the vesting period applicable when it is based on the submission of a building permit is three years. - Amends TCA Title 13.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 465
• HB 1307 In committee 114
  Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to implement a transition plan to close the achievement school district (ASD) and to release all schools currently assigned to the ASD before the start of the 2026-2027 school year; requires the department to establish a different intervention system for priority schools; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 464
• HB 1299 In committee 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: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 466
• HB 1310 In committee 114
  Food and Food Products - As enacted, deletes present laws pertaining to rented premises unfit for habitation and quick fast food establishment delivery vehicles; removes the statutorily set permit fees to operate food service establishments and requires such permit fees to be set by rule; makes other revisions to present laws pertaining to food service and safety. - Amends TCA Section 53-8-103; Title 68, Chapter 110; Title 68, Chapter 111; Title 68, Chapter 14 and Title 68, Chapter 15.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 400
• HB 124 In committee 114
  Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, makes various changes related to fees set by the department for environmental regulatory programs; makes changes to the regulation of coal combustion residuals disposal units. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 203, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 1.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 399
• HB 1323 In committee 114
  Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, makes various changes to certain teacher licensure requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 328
• HB 103 Became law 114
  Foster Care - As enacted, expands the provision of voluntary extended foster care services by the department of children's services to include young adults between 20 and 23 who were in the custody of the department at the time of the young adult's eighteenth birthday and young adults who were adopted from, or approved for subsidized permanent guardianship by, the department of children's services at 16 or older. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49 and Title 55.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 333
• HB 683 Became law 114
  Private Protective Services - As enacted, creates the enhanced armed guard registration that may be obtained upon completion of certain training and other requirements by an armed security guard/officer who has at least five years of full-time experience as a law enforcement officer or four years of active duty military experience in a combat arms military occupational specialty; directs the commissioner of commerce and insurance to approve an enhanced armed guard training course. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 344
• HB 114 Became law 114
  Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, makes various changes to the Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 10.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 334
• HB 1329 Became law 114
  Revenue, Dept. of - As enacted, reduces from 1.125 percent to 0.75 percent the administrative fee percentage the department takes from the proceeds of the business tax, short-term rental unit occupancy tax, local tax surcharge, coal severance tax, and local option sales tax to assist in defraying the expenses of administration and collection, before remitting proceeds to the appropriate county, city, or town. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4; Title 67, Chapter 6 and Title 67, Chapter 7.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 355
• HB 1328 Became law 114
  Criminal Procedure - As enacted, establishes a permanent criminal proceedings notification system, rather than a pilot project; removes the July 1, 2025, termination date for the criminal proceedings notification system. - Amends TCA Section 40-38-507.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 354
• HB 125 Became law 114
  Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 336
• HB 117 Became law 114
  Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends indefinitely the authority of the commissioner of revenue to require persons selling food, candy, or nonalcoholic beverages, including bottled soft drinks, to retailers to file an information report of such net sales with the department by deleting the July 1, 2025, termination date. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-410.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 335
• HB 1332 Became law 114
  Handgun Permits - As enacted, clarifies that an applicant who has a DUI conviction that occurred within five years from the date of application or renewal is not eligible for an enhanced handgun carry permit; lowers the age for an applicant for an enhanced handgun carry permit from 21 to 18 if other eligibility requirements for issuance of the permit are met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 356
• HB 1306 Became law 114
  Economic and Community Development - As enacted, clarifies that certain definitions concerning housing facilities and developments with regard to industrial development corporations include affordable and workforce housing; authorizes a municipality or county to approve amendments to an economic impact plan when approving the plan. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 9, Chapter 23.
  May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 353
• HB 1304 In committee 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires a health benefit plan issuer to provide no later than 30 days after a health benefit plan issuer receives a written request for a claims experience report from a plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator, the report to the requesting party; prohibits coverage by a commercial risk insurance policy of farm risks or real or personal property used in farming from being considered in determining whether property is classified as farm or agricultural property under another law or rule in this state; revises provisions relating to reinsurance and risk insurance; revises provisions relating to the readability, content, and style of life and health insurance policies. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 68-1-115.
  May 2, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 183
• HB 1342 In committee 114
  Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, specifies that a filing office in receipt of a petition for review filed by a secured party contesting a public official's affidavit that a financing statement was filed without legal cause submit the UCC financing statement that is the subject of the petition and the notarized affidavit of the public official to the administrative procedures division of the office of the secretary of state, in addition to the existing requirement that the petition itself be submitted; requires the prevailing party in the contested case hearing to provide the filing office with a copy of the administrative law judge's determination. - Amends TCA Title 47.
  Apr 30, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 171