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State bill data last updated Oct 21, 2026, 4:06 AM.

9,112 bills

• HB 1705 Became law 114
  Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 772
• HB 2194 Became law 114
  Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee system to adopt and implement policies that clearly distinguish between tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 761
• SB 1615 Became law 114
  State Symbols - As enacted, designates Lake County as the "Eagle Capital of Tennessee." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 667
• SB 377 In committee 114
  Purchasing and Procurement - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 768
• SB 1469 Became law 114
  Child Labor - As enacted, adds regulations for content creation that involves certain minors. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 687
• HB 2279 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Crush Transnational Repression in Tennessee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 777
• SB 1619 Became law 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 690
• SB 2204 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the electronic portal to be created by the coordinator of elections prior to January 1, 2028, to access data from the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program if the United States department of homeland security, United States citizenship and immigration services makes such data available via a secure web service. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 775
• HB 1669 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 690
• HB 1254 Became law 114
  Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 770
• HB 181 In committee 114
  Judicial Districts - As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed statewide judicial redistricting plan; extends the date by which the general assembly must reapportion the judicial districts in accordance with such plan. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 681
• SB 394 In committee 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires title insurance agencies that separately represent the buyer and seller in a real estate transaction and agree to an arrangement to share the title insurance premiums, commissions, or other fees paid by the buyer and seller, to provide written notice to the buyer and seller of such sharing arrangement and to receive signed, written acknowledgement from the buyer and seller confirming that they were so notified in writing; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 35 and Title 66.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 769
• SB 1479 Became law 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 688
• SB 1697 In committee 114
  DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, to notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as practicable. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 773
• HB 1704 Became law 114
  Immigration - As enacted, creates the Class A misdemeanor of intentionally failing or refusing to depart when a final order of removal is outstanding; creates the Class A misdemeanor of intentionally entering, attempting to enter, or being found in this state after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed from the United States. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 771
• HB 569 Became law 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires title insurance agencies that separately represent the buyer and seller in a real estate transaction and agree to an arrangement to share the title insurance premiums, commissions, or other fees paid by the buyer and seller, to provide written notice to the buyer and seller of such sharing arrangement and to receive signed, written acknowledgement from the buyer and seller confirming that they were so notified in writing; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 35 and Title 66.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 769
• SB 2259 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee system to adopt and implement policies that clearly distinguish between tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 761
• HB 1965 In committee 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act." - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 695
• HB 1551 In committee 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 688
• HB 1454 In committee 114
  Sentencing - As enacted, adds aggravating circumstances for a jury to consider when determining the sentence of a defendant convicted of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 693
• HB 1526 In committee 114
  Naming and Designating - As enacted, renames the Army National Guard Armory located on U.S. Highway 321 in Maryville the "CSM William O. Gregory National Guard Armory." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 691
• HB 1807 In committee 114
  Vital Records - As enacted, enacts "April's Law of 2026," which authorizes a surviving parent, in addition to another next of kin, to formally disagree with the county medical examiner's determination that the manner of death for the parent's child was suicide and request reconsideration from the state chief medical examiner; allows the other parent of a child of the decedent to request a copy of the decedent's death certificate if the child is under 18. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666
• SB 1597 Became law 114
  Vital Records - As enacted, enacts "April's Law of 2026," which authorizes a surviving parent, in addition to another next of kin, to formally disagree with the county medical examiner's determination that the manner of death for the parent's child was suicide and request reconsideration from the state chief medical examiner; allows the other parent of a child of the decedent to request a copy of the decedent's death certificate if the child is under 18. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 666
• HB 548 Became law 114
  Purchasing and Procurement - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 768
• HB 1648 In committee 114
  Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 790
• SB 1632 Became law 114
  Naming and Designating - As enacted, renames the Army National Guard Armory located on U.S. Highway 321 in Maryville the "CSM William O. Gregory National Guard Armory." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 691
• SB 1683 Became law 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act." - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 695
• SB 1779 In committee 114
  Immigration - As enacted, creates the Class A misdemeanor of intentionally failing or refusing to depart when a final order of removal is outstanding; creates the Class A misdemeanor of intentionally entering, attempting to enter, or being found in this state after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed from the United States. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 771
• HB 1944 Became law 114
  DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, to notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as practicable. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 773
• SB 1679 Became law 114
  Local Government, General - As enacted, makes changes to the process by which local governments may issue and sell grant anticipation notes; authorizes the comptroller to approve certain notes issued by a local government if the local government demonstrates that a natural disaster has caused economic distress. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 21, Part 7.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 694
• HB 1798 In committee 114
  Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, clarifies that the sheriff or other person authorized by law to serve garnishments is authorized to demand that the fee for performing service of a garnishment be paid in advance of such performance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 9.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 692
• HB 2030 Became law 114
  Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, repeals statutory requirements related to raccoon hunting, thereby permitting the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to regulate such activities through proclamations and rules. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 774
• SB 2644 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Crush Transnational Repression in Tennessee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 777
• HB 2185 Became law 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the electronic portal to be created by the coordinator of elections prior to January 1, 2028, to access data from the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program if the United States department of homeland security, United States citizenship and immigration services makes such data available via a secure web service. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 775
• SB 1603 Became law 114
  Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, clarifies that if marijuana is rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the commissioner is prohibited from rescheduling or deleting marijuana under state law, unless the general assembly has established a regulatory framework for marijuana and authorized the commissioner to reschedule or delete marijuana as a controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 24; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 789
• HJR 1308 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Commissioner Jeff Long -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2118 In committee 114
  TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the division from providing coverage or reimbursement for a medical procedure performed on, or administered to, an individual if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling the individual to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the individual's sex, or treat purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the individual's sex and asserted identity. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 765
• SB 777 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 24, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HJR 1437 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - April, Month of the Military Child -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1329 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Brenda Wynn -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1389 Passed House 114
  TennCare - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare provider who participates in the TennCare or CoverKids programs from refusing to provide healthcare services to an enrollee based solely upon the enrollee’s refusal to obtain a vaccine or immunization; prohibits the bureau from reimbursing a healthcare provider in violation of such prohibition; requires the director to adopt rules. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 24, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HJR 1338 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sha'Mya M. Johnson, Valedictorian, Craigmont High School -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1815 Became law 114
  Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a sheriff, jail administrator, or deputy jailer to refuse or delay acceptance into the jail of an arrestee if the arrestee has not received medical treatment for obvious serious physical injuries or conditions of an emergency nature; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Apr 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 751
• SB 2532 In committee 114
  Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 763
• HB 1800 In committee 114
  Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, incorporates amendments adopted to the Uniform Commercial Code by the Uniform Law Commission in 2018 and 2022. - Amends TCA Title 47.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 704
• HB 30 In committee 114
  Education - As enacted, empowers a student who is an English language learner and who received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year to receive the same language assistance services while taking a Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the receipt of language assistance services does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 685
• HJR 1334 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Anthony Griffin -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2602 Became law 114
  Food and Food Products - As enacted, increases from 150 gallons to 835 gallons the annual threshold amount of honey at or above which a honey producer is subject to food manufacturing and inspection requirements. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 15 and Title 53.
  Apr 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 740
• HB 1911 In committee 114
  Public Records - As enacted, entitles an individual who is not a citizen of this state to inspect or receive a copy of any law enforcement record or report pertaining solely to that individual. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 711
• HB 2355 Became law 114
  Sewage - As enacted, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems; requires the revocation of a person's waste removal permit for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
  Apr 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 763