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• SB 1456 In committee 114
  Hardeman County - Subject to local approval, increases, from 85 percent to 92 percent, the assumed property tax collection rate in setting the general tax rate for the county general fund and creating a county budget that covers expenditures for the next appropriation year. - Amends Chapter 68 of the Private Acts of 1937; as amended.
  Jun 4, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 25
• SB 1449 In committee 114
  Wayne County - Subject to local approval, repeals the county wheel tax imposed by private act. - Repeals Chapter 75 of the Private Acts of 2004.
  Jun 4, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 24
• SB 130 In committee 114
  Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to promulgate rules or pass proclamations to authorize the use of drones to locate and retrieve deer that have been wounded by hunters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
  May 27, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 478
• SB 144 In committee 114
  Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, generally requires that all monies received under the sales and use tax from the sale, use, consumption, or distribution of new or used tires on or after July 1, 2025, must be earmarked and allocated to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.
  May 27, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 508
• SB 784 In committee 114
  Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, changes the amounts of the franchise and excise tax credits allowed to financial institutions from certain percentages of the unpaid principal balance of certain qualified loans made to eligible housing entities to certain percentages of the month-end average unpaid principal balance of such loans; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2109.
  May 27, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 496
• SB 843 Became law 114
  Real Property - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies in the wetland acquisition fund may be used. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 441
• SB 14 Became law 114
  Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of another without permission from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 70.
  May 15, 2025: Pub. Ch. 407
• SB 510 Became law 114
  Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes that certain public officials, including members of the general assembly, who take office on or after July 1, 2025, have mandatory membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); allows a retiree to reannuitize retirement benefits in favor of a new spouse beneficiary following cancellation of a former spouse beneficiary due to divorce; makes other revisions to provisions governing the TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.
  May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 367
• SB 1438 In committee 114
  Chester County - Subject to local approval, implements new motor vehicle privilege tax. - Amends amend Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972; as amended.
  May 8, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 8
• SB 1428 In committee 114
  Fayette County - Subject to local approval, requires the county clerk rather than the county court clerk to collect the county wheel tax and keep the administrative fee associated with the issuance of the motor vehicle license upon payment of the tax; rather than using the tax revenue to pay down debt from school construction projects, requires 100 percent of the tax collected, excluding fees, to be placed in the county general fund for general fund use or transfer to the county capital projects fund to pay for capital costs for school construction and county facilities, or transfer to the county debt service fund to pay down debt issues for school construction and county facilities as determined during the county's annual budget process. - Amends Chapter 116 of the Private Acts of 2000.
  May 8, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 7
• SJR 414 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Barbara Sue Parks -
  May 2, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 380 Became law 114
  Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, creates a process by which a utility district commissioner who becomes ineligible to serve for failing to meet training and continuing education requirements may be reinstated; reduces the number of hours of training and continuing education for utility district commissioners from 12 hours to six hours in each continuing education period following the initial 12 hours of initial training and continuing education. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34 and Title 7, Chapter 82.
  Apr 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 166
• SB 776 Became law 114
  Contractors - As enacted, encourages licensed contractors and subcontractors who enter into state construction contracts to employ apprentices from certified and registered apprenticeship programs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12, Chapter 4; Title 50, Chapter 11; Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, Chapter 34.
  Apr 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 175
• SB 440 Became law 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, clarifies that excepted benefits are not part of a requirement to provide coverage for a specific person, provider, treatment, service, condition, or disease, unless coverage of such excepted benefits is expressly required by law. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 210
• SB 842 Became law 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchased through a plan authorized and approved by any organization of cities, counties, or other governmental entities as contemplated by state law. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 29.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 260
• SB 497 Became law 114
  Tattoos and Piercings - As enacted, permits tattoo artists who have been licensed in this state for fewer than three years but licensed in another state for 10 years or more to receive a tattoo artist licensure in this state; requires the tattoo artist to provide the tattoo artist's signature on this state's tattoo apprenticeship completion application signifying that the apprentice tattoo artist has met the requirement of law. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 212
• SB 196 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and reports the data, and if the group of students has at least 20 valid test scores in math or English language arts for at least one grade band; and data for the college and career readiness indicator if the school has at least 20 students in a graduating cohort. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 219
• SB 789 In committee 114
  Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63.
  Apr 28, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 204
• SR 145 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Public Service - Wayne Elam -
  Apr 25, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 132 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School, state champion in USA Academic Decathlon -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 134 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - New Prospect Elementary School, SkillsUSA champions -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 130 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Harriet Thompson -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SJR 395 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Robin Gayle Montague Peak -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SR 129 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Leevi Hicks, National Civics Bee -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 133 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Justin Coleman, Selmer Utility Division director -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SJR 396 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Collinwood High School Winter Guard -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SR 131 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Courtney Bingham, Sterling Award -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 128 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Kenlee McDonald, National Civics Bee -
  Apr 23, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 125 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Bryson Shivers, Salutatorian, Rossville Christian Academy -
  Apr 23, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 126 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dade Hutchinson, Valedictorian, Rossville Christian Academy -
  Apr 23, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 127 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Jasper Clark, National Civics Bee -
  Apr 23, 2025: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SJR 242 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Delaney Byers, Valedictorian, Middleton High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 245 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Cooper Townley, Salutatorian, Hardin County High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 310 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Edward Gaylon Herron -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 241 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hayleigh Lester, Salutatorian, Middleton High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 246 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Aubrey Garton, Valedictorian, Hardin County High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 256 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Charlee Harmon, Salutatorian, Adamsville High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 255 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hallie Kate Dierks, Valedictorian, Adamsville High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 249 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaitlyn Beasley, Salutatorian, Fayette Ware High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 247 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mattie Kay McClain, Salutatorian, Frank Hughes School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 250 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liberty Armour, Valedictorian, Fayette Ware High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 244 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Addie Tull, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 251 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Gabriella Stults, Valedictorian, Collinwood High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 240 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lily Pope, Valedictorian, Wayne County High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 243 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Maya Johnston, Salutatorian, McNairy Central High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 252 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tessa Statom, Salutatorian, Collinwood High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 248 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Olivia Free, Valedictorian, Frank Hughes School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 239 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sarah Blackwell, Salutatorian, Wayne County High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 254 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Academic Achievement - Gabriel Singleton, Salutatorian, Chester County High School -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 312 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Alisha Dunham -
  Apr 10, 2025: Signed by Governor.