Tennessee bills

Tennessee legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 25, 2026, 4:01 AM.

9,112 bills

• SB 1876 Became law 114
  Public Records - As enacted, specifies that certain bank account information of individuals held by a state agency is confidential. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 592
• SB 1711 Became law 114
  Corporations, Not for Profit - As enacted, establishes the county where a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation has the corporation's principal office or, if the corporation does not have a principal office located in this state, the corporation's registered office, as a venue for a proceeding by the attorney general and reporter to dissolve the corporation; establishes additional locations as venues for proceedings to dissolve a corporation by the attorney general and reporter or other authorized parties. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 64.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 590
• SB 1971 In committee 114
  Immigration - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Private Workplace Due Process and Warrant Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 50; Title 62 and Title 66.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 620 In committee 114
  Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Tennessee to prohibit the state from compelling a person to undergo medical treatment, even in the case of a declared state emergency. -
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 679 Became law 114
  Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that when the victim of a sexually oriented crime is a minor, the consent of a parent or guardian is not required for the victim to receive a forensic medical examination. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 597
• HJR 1158 Introduced 114
  Memorials, Recognition - AT&T, 150th anniversary -
  Mar 23, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• SB 2628 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Fair Background Check and Due Process Act." - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 50; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 71.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2382 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, changes from February 1 to February 15 the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation must report excess money collected pursuant to background check fees charged to gun dealers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 70.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2099 In committee 114
  Courts, Administrative Office of the - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Court Appearance Reminder Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 589 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, expands the definition of a health benefit plan; requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after January 1, 2026, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 595
• HB 1488 Became law 114
  County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 599
• SB 1636 Became law 114
  Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, requires a fiduciary's sworn accounting of receipts and expenditures filed annually with the court supervising a guardianship or conservatorship to include the date of the fiduciary's last contact with the person with a disability. - Amends TCA Title 34.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 589
• SB 2381 In committee 114
  Expunction - As introduced, extends the time period within which a court ordering the expunction of a person's public records of a criminal offense must send a copy of the expunction order to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from 30 days to 45 days. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-401 and Title 40.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1617 In committee 114
  County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 599
• SB 2478 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• SB 1616 In committee 114
  Firefighters - As enacted, expands the applicability of the presumption that a firefighter's cancer was caused by the firefighter's employment to include arson investigators. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 50 and Title 56.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 600
• SJR 614 In committee 114
  Constitutional Amendments - Proposes constitutional amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Tennessee Constitution to allow the general assembly to authorize the entity operating the state lottery to develop lottery games to be used exclusively to fund veterans' services. -
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1979 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to administer the Presidential Fitness Test to students to assess their strength, endurance, and flexibility. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 598
• HJR 4 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Lee Erwin, 50 years in radio broadcasting -
  Mar 23, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• SB 2011 In committee 114
  Law Enforcement - As introduced, enacts the "Stop American Gestapo Act (SAGA)." - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 920 In committee 114
  Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that when the victim of a sexually oriented crime is a minor, the consent of a parent or guardian is not required for the victim to receive a forensic medical examination. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 597
• SB 2043 In committee 114
  Sheriffs - As introduced, prohibits the county legislative body of a county with a charter form of government from adopting a budget that reduces the budget for the sheriff below the budgeted amount for the previous fiscal year unless the reduction is approved in writing by the sheriff; authorizes a sheriff to approve or disapprove a budget amendment that would reduce personnel, operational, or capital expenditures below the level proposed by the sheriff; authorizes the county legislative body to override the sheriff's disapproval by a two-thirds vote. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 4 and Title 8, Chapter 20, Part 1.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1573 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds the advisement or encouragement to commit suicide to the offense of assisted suicide under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1227 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, renames enhanced and concealed handgun carry permits as enhanced and concealed firearm carry permits and authorizes a permit holder to carry any firearms, rather than handguns, that the permit holder legally owns or possesses. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 70.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• HB 1837 In committee 114
  Real Property - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Private Property Vesting Rights of 2026," which entitles a property owner to just compensation from a public entity if the public entity enacts a land use regulation that has the effect of reducing the fair market value of the property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16.
  Mar 23, 2026: Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
• SB 1778 Became law 114
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, exempts disaster grants administered by TEMA from statutory requirements related to procurement, except that the state retains the right to inspect places of business and audit books and records for compliance. - Amends TCA Section 58-2-109.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 591
• HB 1633 In committee 114
  Public Records - As enacted, specifies that certain bank account information of individuals held by a state agency is confidential. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 592
• SB 328 Passed Senate 114
  Education - As introduced, deletes an antiquated section, which required the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee to, by December 15, 2014, perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy and submit its final report to the energy task force of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 23, 2026: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SB 903 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 38, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
  Mar 23, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1204 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024," which creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor for the reckless brandishing or display of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2467 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, repeals the criminal offenses of unlawfully carrying a firearm or club with the intent to go armed and carrying or possessing a weapon in or on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers, and other public recreational buildings and grounds; allows persons convicted of stalking or a misdemeanor domestic violence offense to possess a firearm after five years from the date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 65.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• SB 2289 In committee 114
  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, enacts the "Federal Enforcement Accountability and Community Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38 and Title 50.
  Mar 23, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 1467 In committee 114
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, exempts disaster grants administered by TEMA from statutory requirements related to procurement, except that the state retains the right to inspect places of business and audit books and records for compliance. - Amends TCA Section 58-2-109.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 591
• SB 581 In committee 114
  Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop or pedestrian stop, on or after January 1, 2026, to inform the person stopped of the reason for the stop before engaging the person in questioning related to an investigation of a possible criminal offense or traffic violation; permits the officer to withhold such information if the officer believes that doing so is necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 824 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, removes the criminal offense of possession of a weapon in a building or on property that is properly posted; removes the requirement that the department of safety suspend or revoke a handgun carry permit for a violation of that offense by a handgun permit holder. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
• SB 1405 In committee 114
  Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, changes the timeframe within which a permit holder must notify the department in writing of the permit holder's new address from within 60 days of a change in the permit holder's principal place of residence to within 90 days of a change in the permit holder's principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 52; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• SB 904 In committee 114
  Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires each law enforcement agency to develop and implement an alternative crisis response unit; requires the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission to establish uniform training standards for alternative crisis response units in all law enforcement agencies. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 38.
  Mar 23, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2359 In committee 114
  Evidence - As introduced, adds a rebuttable presumption that the criteria for a child victim to testify by two-way closed circuit television in a criminal matter involving certain offenses are met if the child is under 13 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 1715 In committee 114
  Juries and Jurors - As enacted, requires a breastfeeding mother to be excused from jury service upon submitting to the jury coordinator a written request to be excused and a supporting medical statement from a licensed physician or a certified professional midwife. - Amends TCA Title 22, Chapter 1 and Title 22, Chapter 2.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 594
• SB 642 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms Act," which permits a person to voluntarily waive their firearm rights through filing a waiver with the clerk of the circuit court in the county of the person's residence; specifies procedures the clerk, TBI, and department of safety must follow upon receipt of a waiver. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Section 10-7-504 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 659 In committee 114
  Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Tennessee to enshrine permitless carry in this state by clarifying that citizens have a right to keep and bear arms in public without a permit or license and to delete provision that authorizes the legislature to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime. -
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• HJR 977 In committee 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Steven Emil Johnson, Fish and Wildlife Commission -
  Mar 23, 2026: H. subst. & concurred in SJR 839
• SB 737 In committee 114
  Marriage - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Covenant Marriage Act" to create covenant marriage, which is entered into by one male and one female, who understand and agree that marriage is a lifelong relationship; permits a spouse in a covenant marriage to obtain a judgment of divorce under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• HB 1546 Became law 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes present law that prohibits a person from being denied a commercial driver license, or being deemed medically unqualified to operate a motor vehicle, based on the failure to meet motor safety carrier regulations because of a medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin, but whose medical history indicates that the insulin controls the diabetes to the extent that the condition is not likely to cause any loss of ability to control a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 4.
  Mar 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 601
• SB 661 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, extends from January 15 to February 15, the date by which, every five years, the fiscal review committee must report to the chief clerks of the senate and the house of representatives of the general assembly the percentage of change in the average consumer price index (all items-city average) as published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics and must inform the general assembly what the statutory minimum and maximum authorized fine for each offense classification would be if adjusted to reflect the compounded cost-of-living increases during the five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• HB 1629 In committee 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates February to be observed as "Tennessee Songwriters Month." - Amends TCA Section 15-2-129.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 593
• SB 291 In committee 114
  Medical Occupations - As introduced, extends from 30 business days to 60 business days the period of time an individual, applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or registrant has to file a petition in Davidson County chancery court following receipt of a notice from a health-related licensing authority that the authority is denying an application for or refusing to renew a license, certificate, or registration on the basis of a prior criminal conviction. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 993 In committee 114
  Handgun Permits - As introduced, extends the time, from 30 days to 60 days, within which a person whose handgun carry permit has been suspended or revoked may petition the chancery court for judicial review of the department of safety's final determination. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 70.
  Mar 23, 2026: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
• SB 1768 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, requires the secretary of state to place an advisory ballot question on the November general election ballot in 2026 regarding the legalization of a regulated medical cannabis program. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• HB 1766 In committee 114
  Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, requires a fiduciary's sworn accounting of receipts and expenditures filed annually with the court supervising a guardianship or conservatorship to include the date of the fiduciary's last contact with the person with a disability. - Amends TCA Title 34.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 589