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State bill data last updated Oct 24, 2026, 8:14 PM.

9,112 bills

• SB 1951 To Governor 114
  School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 656
• SB 1522 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the health facilities commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 642
• SB 1558 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee public charter school commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 13.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 646
• HR 182 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Priscilla Hanna -
  Apr 6, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2
• HB 687 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requirements, including having been compliant with all child support orders for the previous 12 months, including orders related to child support arrearages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 605
• HB 1580 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the health facilities commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 642
• SJR 957 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 225th anniversary -
  Apr 6, 2026: Objected to on Consent Calendar.
• HJR 1253 Introduced 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Transgender Day of Visibility -
  Apr 6, 2026: Objected to on Consent Calendar.
• SB 1501 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of dispensing opticians to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 14.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 637
• SJR 1038 In committee 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates Miiss Tennessee as an official ambassador for the State of Tennessee. -
  Apr 6, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
• SB 2024 Became law 114
  Employees, Employers - As enacted, exempts from the requirement that wages earned by employees in private employment are due and payable no later than the fifth day of the succeeding month those employees who are employed on a piece-work or commission basis, and requires that compensation for such employees is due and payable by the last day of the succeeding month; makes certain other changes relative to employee compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 617
• HB 1502 In committee 114
  Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes the Tennessee corrections institute to establish certification requirements for corrections officers and to inspect and certify local correctional training academies; makes various changes regarding plans of action that may be submitted by a local certified facility following annual inspection; allows the director and full-time employees of the Tennessee corrections institute to carry a handgun under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 41.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 609
• SB 2015 In committee 114
  Appropriations - As introduced, prohibits this state from obligating, appropriating, or otherwise expending state funds, personnel, or other state resources to support any United States immigration and customs enforcement activities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Apr 6, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
• HB 1568 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the committee for clinical perfusionists to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 28.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 640
• SB 1482 In committee 114
  Portland - Subject to local approval, deletes provisions requiring a referendum to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the city's water or light plant. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 31
• HR 178 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Ella Muncy -
  Apr 6, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2
• SB 2596 Became law 114
  Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 663
• HB 1515 In committee 114
  Comptroller, State - As enacted, adds to the list of companies for which the comptroller of the treasury may assess for taxation, and for state, county, and municipal purposes, all of the properties within the state owned, and all personal property used or leased, motor bus or truck companies, excluding towing companies, that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 66 and Title 67.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 649
• HB 2531 In committee 114
  Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, creates the rescue squad grant program to provide annual grants to rescue squads for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training; directs the commissioner of commerce and insurance to evaluate grant requests and select grant award recipients each year. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 652
• HB 1820 Passed House 114
  County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.
  Apr 6, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
• HB 1771 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 607
• HB 2077 In committee 114
  Human Rights - As enacted, repeals rules transferred from the defunct human rights commission to the attorney general and reporter; clarifies that complaints filed with the attorney general pursuant to a human rights investigation must not be produced for inspection by or disclosed to a person, other than an authorized representative of the attorney general, without the consent of the person who filed the complaint. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 662
• HB 1061 Passed House 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an out-of-network ambulance service provider from balance billing an enrollee in a health benefit plan for emergency ambulance services; establishes allowable billable costs for such services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
  Apr 6, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
• SB 336 Became law 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requirements, including having been compliant with all child support orders for the previous 12 months, including orders related to child support arrearages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 605
• SB 1554 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 2.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 645
• HB 1791 In committee 114
  Appeal and Review - As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter 1.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 613
• SB 1673 Became law 114
  Comptroller, State - As enacted, adds to the list of companies for which the comptroller of the treasury may assess for taxation, and for state, county, and municipal purposes, all of the properties within the state owned, and all personal property used or leased, motor bus or truck companies, excluding towing companies, that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 66 and Title 67.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 649
• SB 1739 Became law 114
  Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, adds Claiborne, Union, and Grainger counties to the membership of the North East Tennessee Railroad Authority if certain requirements are met; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2 and Title 64, Chapter 2.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 650
• HB 2454 In committee 114
  Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes regarding trusts and wills, including permitting confidential information related to trusts that is contained in court filings, including court orders, to be redacted or filed under seal without a prior court order. - Amends TCA Title 32; Title 35 and Title 67.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 616
• HB 1627 In committee 114
  Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, deletes the requirements that the department establish, advertise, and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone line to receive and respond to citizen inquiries and complaints concerning child support collections and disbursements and the department establish satellite offices for the state's central collection and disbursement unit. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 615
• HB 2389 In committee 114
  Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use of psychotropic medications and the psychotropic medications' associated costs with certain list categories and data points that must be included in each report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 659
• HB 2041 In committee 114
  Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, prohibits certain persons from publishing, transmitting, or broadcasting any video of the service of civil process related to an eviction proceeding without the express written permission of the individual being served with civil process; specifies that an individual who is a victim of the publication, transmission, or broadcast of such a video without the individual's permission has a private right of action against the person violating the prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 29 and Title 66.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657
• SB 1512 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of agriculture to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 641
• SB 2615 In committee 114
  Taxes - As introduced, requires every taxpayer eligible for an excise tax exemption under present law to file the application for, or renewal of, the exemption on or before the 20th day, instead of the 15th day, of the fourth month following the close of the first tax year for which the person claims the exemption. - Amends TCA Title 67.
  Apr 6, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
• HB 1590 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to June 30, 2034. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 13, Part 5.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 643
• HR 180 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Mary Ann Blessing -
  Apr 6, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2
• HB 1563 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of optometry to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 8.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 638
• SB 1589 Became law 114
  Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes the Tennessee corrections institute to establish certification requirements for corrections officers and to inspect and certify local correctional training academies; makes various changes regarding plans of action that may be submitted by a local certified facility following annual inspection; allows the director and full-time employees of the Tennessee corrections institute to carry a handgun under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 41.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 609
• SB 1910 Became law 114
  Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes regarding trusts and wills, including permitting confidential information related to trusts that is contained in court filings, including court orders, to be redacted or filed under seal without a prior court order. - Amends TCA Title 32; Title 35 and Title 67.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 616
• HB 1560 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of dispensing opticians to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 14.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 637
• HB 1559 In committee 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of dentistry to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 5.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 636
• HB 1712 In committee 114
  Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes changes to the regulation and prohibition authorized by local governments and state agencies relative to class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles in certain locations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 651
• SB 175 Became law 114
  State Inmates - As enacted, requires by July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, the commissioner of correction to deliver to the chairs of legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department a report containing data with regard to individuals who may be certified eligible for parole for being chronically debilitated or incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 631
• HJR 1292 In committee 114
  Memorials, Recognition - United States Postal Service, 250th anniversary -
  Apr 6, 2026: Filed for introduction
• HB 1496 In committee 114
  Secretary of State - As enacted, requires the secretary of state to omit from each annual publication of agency information mailing addresses and telephone numbers of agency members. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-604.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 612
• SB 1782 Became law 114
  Traffic Safety - As enacted, makes changes to the regulation and prohibition authorized by local governments and state agencies relative to class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles in certain locations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 651
• SB 1497 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact to June 30, 2034. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 633
• HJR 879 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Mike Frick, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board of Trustees -
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. SJR 642 subst.
• SB 1569 Became law 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 607
• SB 1509 Became law 114
  Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the committee for clinical perfusionists to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 28.
  Apr 6, 2026: Pub. Ch. 640