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State bill data last updated Oct 25, 2026, 8:05 PM.

9,112 bills

HB 2308 In committee 114
Boats, Boating - As introduced, increases, from 50 to 75 feet, the distance a jet boat that carries passengers for hire must be from a private or public dock or boat ramp before the boat may travel at a speed greater than no-wake speed. - Amends TCA Title 69.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 2090 In committee 114
Education - As introduced, requires a private school that participates in the Individualized Education Act or the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program to comply with certain requirements in order to receive public funds through the program; prohibits a student from receiving an education freedom scholarship if the student is enrolled in a private school that doesn't comply with certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 35.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 1475 In committee 114
Evidence - As introduced, prohibits a court from excluding evidence against a criminal defendant unless the evidence was obtained by deliberate, reckless, or grossly negligent conduct or recurring or systemic negligence that violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and refusal to suppress the evidence would contradict a clearly established holding of the United States supreme court; establishes an immediate interlocutory appeal to the Tennessee supreme court when a court grants a motion to suppress evidence. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HJR 928 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Mt. Juliet High School, state bowling championship finalists -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 923 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Hardin County High School, girls' bowling state champions -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1081 In committee 114
Expunction - As introduced, lowers the period of time that must elapse after completion of the sentence imposed before a petitioner may have an eligible criminal offense expunged, for misdemeanors or Class E felonies, from five years to three years, and for Class D felonies, from 10 years to six years. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Mar 11, 2026: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
SB 2078 In committee 114
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to submit a report to the education and finance committees of the senate and house of representatives identifying any fiscal year, beginning with the 2004 fiscal year, for which net lottery proceeds were insufficient to fully fund certain scholarships and grants, resulting in a pro rata reduction in award amounts or a draw upon the general shortfall reserve subaccount. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HJR 892 Adopted 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Susan Marsh Mayfield, University of Tennessee Southern Advisory Board -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 933 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Silver Alert Program, fifth anniversary -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 975 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Gloria McKissack -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2200 Introduced 114
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, requires the governing body of a political subdivision that passes a resolution authorizing a supplemental retirement benefit for hazardous duty to forward such resolution to the board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36.

Mar 11, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
SB 2477 In committee 114
Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, expands the category of students who are considered economically disadvantaged for purposes of generating a weighted allocation through the TISA funding formula to include students who are enrolled in the state's medicaid program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HJR 981 Adopted 114
Memorials, Public Service - Representative Ron Travis -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
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
HJR 978 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Diane Jordan -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 932 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Prison Fellowship -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
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
HJR 942 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Charles Farris Dye, Sr. -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 937 Adopted 114
Memorials, Retirement - Chief John Linsenbigler -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2231 In committee 114
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Vehicle Value Protection Product Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 55 and Title 56.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
HJR 969 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Dr. Benjamin R. Wygal -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 2304 In committee 114
Water - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Fluoride-Free Water Act" to prohibit public water systems from adding fluoride to drinking water, prohibit sales of bottled water containing added fluoride, and requires certain actions for naturally occurring fluoride that exceeds certain levels in drinking water and bottled water. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
HJR 949 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Todd Anderson, Top Ten Senior, Santa Fe Unit School -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1831 In committee 114
Public Records - As introduced, creates an offense for using or selling an individual's personal identifying information obtained from a governmental entity for commercial use, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. -

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1957 In committee 114
Boards and Commissions - As introduced, creates the Tennessee council for research of deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing children. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
SB 2294 In committee 114
Boats, Boating - As introduced, increases, from 50 to 75 feet, the distance a jet boat that carries passengers for hire must be from a private or public dock or boat ramp before the boat may travel at a speed greater than no-wake speed. - Amends TCA Title 69.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
HB 92 In committee 114
Public Officials - As introduced, authorizes local governments to adopt a process by which local elected officials may be removed from office in a recall election. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 47 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Mar 11, 2026: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
HJR 984 Adopted 114
Memorials, Public Service - Representative Johnny Garrett -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 948 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jack Gilliam, Top Ten Senior, Santa Fe Unit School -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 922 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Libby Bromley, girls' bowling state finalist -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1859 In committee 114
Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and repay certain medical debts for Tennessee residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or who owe medical debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income, and prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
SB 150 In committee 114
Education - As introduced, allows students to use their score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to satisfy the eligibility requirements for certain grants and scholarships funded using net proceeds of the state lottery; requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to include information concerning testing dates for the CLT when informing students about lottery scholarship opportunities; allows public institutions of higher education to accept student scores on the CLT for admissions purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 2488 In committee 114
Education - As introduced, creates the task force for educational leadership to publish a comprehensive plan for the state to assume full responsibility for education programs currently administered by the United States department of education; requires the department of education to conduct an inventory of all existing federal education programs and grants administered by the state; requires the attorney general and reporter to conduct a review of all state statutes and rules that reference or incorporate federal education statutes or regulations for purposes of implementing the comprehensive plan. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49.

Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
SB 226 In committee 114
Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.

Mar 10, 2026: Failed (no motion) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 2192 In committee 114
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, increases the employer contribution under the hybrid retirement plan from 5 percent to 10 percent for current members of the general assembly who have 10 years of creditable service on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-916.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
HB 503 In committee 114
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, exempts an LEA or public charter school from having to assign a third-grade student who is not proficient in English language arts a tutor through the Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps if the state does not appropriate sufficient funds to allow each LEA and public charter school to provide the required tutoring; conditions the requirement that LEAs participate in the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program on the availability of state appropriations for the program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 10, 2026: Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
SJR 610 In committee 114
Constitutional Amendments - Proposes adding a provision establishing the right to food that includes the right to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and acquire and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and well-being. -

Mar 10, 2026: Recommended for adoption by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
SB 2499 In committee 114
TennCare - As introduced, requires a managed care organization or pharmacy benefits manager that is contracted with the bureau to reimburse a claim for a long-acting injectable drug intended for treatment and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and administered in a pharmacy, physician's office, clinic, ambulatory surgical treatment center, or hospital. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 2680 In committee 114
Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or equipment manufactured or sold by entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries to support any part of their operations; requires such utilities and centers to report to the comptroller of the treasury; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 65 and Title 68.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 2519 In committee 114
Consumer Protection - As introduced, updates the mandatory notice regarding security freezes to specify that identity theft complaints to the federal trade commission and attorney general and reporter may be submitted via electronic means as specified by the federal trade commission and the attorney general and reporter, instead of only in writing or via their websites. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
HB 2615 In committee 114
Election Laws - As introduced, reduces the period for early voting from 15 days to seven days. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SB 2508 In committee 114
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to use existing resources to conduct a study of the use of designated caregivers for admitted patients in hospitals in neighboring states in order to determine the prevalence of and identify the best practices for the use of designated caregivers; requires the commissioner to compile study findings and any legislative recommendations into a report to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
SB 2131 In committee 114
Housing - As introduced, provides for the regulation of accessory dwelling units. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 66 and Title 68.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB 2244 In committee 114
Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to develop and design for a driver who has a developmental or intellectual disability a blue envelope and a driver who has a mental illness a green envelope that holds the driver's essential documents, including a driver license, vehicle registration, and contact card. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 38; Title 52 and Title 55.

Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
SB 1795 In committee 114
Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires health benefit plans entered into, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for services related to acquired brain injury; requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to promulgate rules to provide a process for an expedited appeal of an adverse determination related to such coverage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 1579 In committee 114
Workers Compensation - As introduced, enacts the "Zero Estimated Exposure Policy Act." - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Mar 10, 2026: Deferred to Summer Study
HB 2348 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 10, 2026: No Action Taken
HB 934 In committee 114
Election Laws - As introduced, makes changes to the forms of identification used to verify a person's identity for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SB 2398 In committee 114
Children - As introduced, requires certain commercial online platforms, websites, and applications to maintain a content moderation system that allows users to report material harmful to minors that is not properly marked or age-restricted; makes other changes related to platform content and minors. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1999 In committee 114
Energy - As introduced, enacts the "Data Center, Artificial Intelligence, and Clean Transition Tariff Accountability Act." - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65.

Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee