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• SB 1354 In committee 114
  Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to develop and implement a suicide prevention program; requires the department to submit a report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over health-related matters on this program and any suggestions from the department based upon the research conducted from the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 1836 In committee 114
  Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to study the development of a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River and connecting to Arkansas. - Amends TCA Title 54.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• SB 2660 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, amends the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property to apply only to a valid and credible threat; requires a local education agency's threat assessment procedures to include, when assessing a student based on dangerous or threatening behavior, a written assessment of the student by a mental healthcare provider, which may be performed via telehealth. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 2386 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a nonprofit or for-profit entity that operates an adult high school under a contract with a local board of education to receive state and local funding in years subsequent to the first year of the adult high school's operation based on current enrollment numbers that are reported and adjusted no less than three times per year. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 2661 In committee 114
  Schools, Charter - As introduced, changes from December 11 to December 15, the date by which the state board of education is required to post the information received from each local education agency regarding the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the LEA in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the authorizer fees collected on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 585 In committee 114
  Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, allows the department, office of criminal justice programs, to use available existing resources to seek appropriate funding and resources from the federal and state governments to design and implement grants to reduce gun violence in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68.
  Mar 9, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1421 In committee 114
  Civil Procedure - As introduced, creates an affirmative defense that may be utilized by a covered entity that is the subject of a data breach, if the covered entity’s cybersecurity program meets certain criteria at the time the breach occurs. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 29 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
  Mar 9, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 654 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Melvin Deener -
  Mar 6, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SR 331 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Shavon Arline-Bradley -
  Mar 5, 2026: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• SR 332 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - The Links Day on the Hill, March 9-10, 2026 -
  Mar 5, 2026: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• SB 1969 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, creates the state uterine fibroids commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 4, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SR 329 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 100th anniversary -
  Mar 3, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• SB 2098 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a vape shop retailer, or a distributor, wholesaler, or importer, who sells or offers for sale a vapor product for retail sale in this state to sell nitrous oxides. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67.
  Mar 2, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 235 In committee 114
  Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires an employing law enforcement agency to contact any prior law enforcement agency that employed the agency's officer or special deputy as part of the thorough investigation into the person's good moral character. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.
  Mar 2, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1181 In committee 114
  Criminal Procedure - As introduced, lowers from 20 days to 15 days the notice of a hearing on a petition for restoration of rights of citizenship that must be given to the district attorney general of the county in which the petitioner currently resides and the district attorney general of the county in which the petitioner was convicted in order that, if deemed advisable, each may resist. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40.
  Mar 2, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 580 Adopted 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates July 2026 as "Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month." -
  Feb 26, 2026: Ref. to Health Committee
• SB 1351 In committee 114
  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to maintain with each investigative case file copies of all original investigative materials, including audio and video files, recordings, transcripts, documents, reports, paperwork, and other print or digital media generated by the bureau and germane to the investigation by the bureau. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 38, Chapter 6.
  Feb 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SR 289 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Delta Days at the Capitol -
  Feb 13, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
• SJR 581 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Steve Cropper -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 578 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - UNAPOLOGETIC, 10th anniversary -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 575 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - West Tennessee Annual Conference of AME Church, 151st session -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 579 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Marzie Thomas -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 574 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Dr. Barbara Alfreda Duncan-Cody -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 576 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Phi Beta Sigma Memphis Alumni Chapter, 90th Anniversary -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 582 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Minister Michaele Anne Byers -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 577 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Julian Taylor Bolton -
  Feb 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2673 In committee 114
  Economic and Community Development - As introduced, creates the "Automotive Supply Chain Resilience and Expansion Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2672 In committee 114
  Public Contracts - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Businesses First Act," which requires local governmental entities to provide a 30-day local bidding period for certain contracts, during which only local businesses may submit bids; creates a bidding preference for local businesses. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 12.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 2100 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires certain data controllers to annually register with the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general and reporter; requires the division to create and maintain a website and accessible deletion mechanism that a consumer can use at no cost to make a single deletion request that is binding on all controllers registered with the division; makes other related changes to the Tennessee Information Protection Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 33.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2096 In committee 114
  Human Resources, Department of - As introduced, excludes a child care agency that provides child care services through a child development program and is accredited by the United States department of defense from being subject to licensure as long as such child care agency provides child care services only to an eligible patron. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 2668 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, requires each elementary and secondary school to post two, rather than one, signs that contain the toll-free telephone number operated by the department of children's services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect. in clearly visible locations in public areas of the school that are readily accessible to students. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• SB 2671 In committee 114
  Insurance, Motor Vehicles - As introduced, enacts the "Community Faith Transportation and Service Protection Act," which establishes secondary vehicle liability insurance provided by the state to a faith-based organization for vehicles used by the faith-based organization for community service use. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 55 and Title 56.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2394 In committee 114
  Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the report detailing strategies the department intends to use to increase resources for services and supports, including those funded by Medicaid, TennCare, or other public and private sources, to be submitted in an electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2666 In committee 114
  Elder Abuse - As introduced, requires the court to set a date for a deposition to preserve testimony in a case in which an alleged offense against an elderly or vulnerable adult has been committed within 45 days, rather than 60 days, of the filing of the original motion to preserve testimony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 71.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2393 In committee 114
  Public Utilities - As introduced, requires the supervisory body of municipal electric plants to make the current schedule of rates and charges and all rules and regulations relating to electric service available to the public in an electronic format online. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 1974 In committee 114
  State Employees - As introduced, enacts the "Parental Right to Participate in Schools Act," which entitles a state employee to up to 48 hours of annual paid or unpaid leave to attend school-related activities of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SJR 572 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Centenary United Methodist Church, historical marker dedication -
  Feb 3, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 573 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Crossett Franklin, Sr. -
  Feb 3, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2663 Introduced 114
  Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may be required to serve a portion of the sentence in continuous confinement in the local jail or workhouse; specifies that the state is responsible for all costs of incarceration after the first year. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
  Feb 2, 2026: Filed for introduction
• SB 1834 In committee 114
  Traffic Safety - As introduced, authorizes a tow truck to display a single, steady-burning or flashing blue light to the rear, but not the front, of the tow truck when stationary and engaged in the recovery of, or otherwise providing assistance to, another vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4.
  Feb 2, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• SJR 590 In committee 114
  Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to allow for bingo games conducted by 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) organizations to meet a charitable, nonprofit, or community service purpose. -
  Jan 22, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1701 In committee 114
  Women - As introduced, requires the department of health to maintain a database of demographic information of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids; requires the department to publish on its website existing resources and educational materials on uterine fibroids to increase public awareness of uterine fibroids and treatment options. - Amends TCA Title 68.
  Jan 22, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SJR 206 Adopted 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates December 14 as "Hazel Moore Day." -
  Jan 13, 2026: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• SB 517 In committee 114
  Education - As enacted, authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to provide up to four days of the required 180 days of classroom instruction via hybrid learning in the event of dangerous or extreme weather conditions, or an emergency, as determined by the director of schools or the director of public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 27, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 484
• SB 1420 Became law 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires written examinations administered to applicants for a driver license or intermediate driver license to include questions concerning hand signals used by operators of bicycles to communicate turning, slowing, and stopping. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 469
• SB 231 Became law 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing and potential effects of enacting the insurance coverage requirements proposed in Senate Bill 231 of the 114th General Assembly, as originally filed; requires TACIR to publish a report of its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 416
• SB 586 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 432
• SB 233 Became law 114
  State Government - As enacted, creates the conservatorship management task force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 34 and Title 71, Chapter 2.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 417
• SB 1166 Became law 114
  DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide a report to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives on or before January 1 each year, until July 1, 2029, detailing the instances in the most recent year for which complete data is available in which a person was arrested for driving under the influence but where no alcohol or other intoxicants are detected in the person's blood or breath. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 38.
  May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 327
• SB 1423 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to develop and implement a policy to provide, with each K-8 student's report card, the student's score on the universal reading screener if administered to the student in the current school year, and the results of the dyslexia screener most recently administered to the student, if applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 330