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State bill data last updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:06 AM.
9,112 bills
- SB 1811 In committee 114 Assessors - As introduced, creates the Tennessee assessor of property certification board to review qualifications for the county office of assessor of property; creates new qualifications for such office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 18 and Title 67, Chapter 1.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee
- HJR 876 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Sherry Lee Howard Hoppe -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HB 2581 In committee 114 Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits the board of regents, each state university board of trustees, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee from conferring any new tenure status on faculty members on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.Feb 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
- HB 948 In committee 114 Domestic Violence - As introduced, requires a person who is convicted of domestic assault or subject to an order of protection to dispossess any firearm in the person's possession by transferring the firearm to a law enforcement agency and to provide the court with an affidavit of dispossession of firearms and a receipt from the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40.Feb 18, 2026: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- SB 2084 In committee 114 Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes an obsolete requirement that the commissioner conduct a study of this state's insurance laws to determine what impediments, if any, exist that may be acting as deterrents for insurance companies in this state to underwrite policies of insurance to insure a person who has used force that is justified, including deadly force, in protecting such person's self or property, and to submit a report of the study to the general assembly no later than March 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- HB 1745 In committee 114 Election Laws - As introduced, restores a person's right of suffrage automatically upon the person's discharge from custody by reason of service or expiration of the maximum sentence imposed by the court for the infamous crime. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.Feb 18, 2026: Failed for lack of second in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- HB 1746 In committee 114 Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of food that contains forever chemicals, unless the food is labeled as containing forever chemicals and discloses the known or possible health effects of the chemical; defines forever chemicals as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.Feb 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
- HJR 864 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Roshanda Dana Heath Walker -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SB 1383 In committee 114 Comptroller, State - As introduced, increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the bond amount that every insurance company doing a workers' compensation business in this state must furnish with a surety company; increases from $100,000 to $200,000 the certificate amount that such a company may deposit with the commissioner of labor and workforce development in lieu of the bond. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 29; Title 50 and Title 56.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- HJR 810 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Wright Middle School Mariachi Ensemble and Director Maikel Rodriguez -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 845 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Representative Tommie Brown -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SB 24 In committee 114 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, allocates all revenue generated from the state sales tax on retail sales of new or used motor vehicles and new or used tires in excess of base tax revenues to the state highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- HB 2383 In committee 114 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires the commissioner of transportation to establish rules governing reimbursement of relocation costs to a utility; requires reimbursement of at least $2.5 million for projects with utility relocation costs exceeding $2.5 million; requires the department to approve a utility owner's plan to accomplish the proposed new location of utility facilities in highway rights-of-way if the proposal would effectuate the relocation at the lowest cost to the utility and its ratepayers; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 54.Feb 18, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
- HJR 883 Adopted 114 Memorials, Retirement - Mayor Mike Keny -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 872 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Dorothy McCorkle Wellford -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 871 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Dorris Parkins -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 848 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Randy Tyree -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SB 1380 In committee 114 Safety - As introduced, decreases from five to three the number of business days an ambulance service provider has to furnish to a patient or their authorized representative a copy of the patient's run record upon written request; decreases from five to three the number of business days an ambulance service provider has to furnish a copy of the patient's run record to a surveyor employed by the health facilities commission upon written request. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- HJR 884 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Line workers, first responders, and highway and transportation crews for their efforts during Winter Storm Fern -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SB 1362 In committee 114 Boards and Commissions - As introduced, provides for a new definition for the term "artificial intelligence" for the Tennessee artificial intelligence advisory council act; expands, from 24 to at least 24 and at most 27, the number of members on the council; directs the council to make various other changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 31.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- HJR 811 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Black History Month, 100th anniversary -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 867 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Loretta Kuhn Cate -Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SB 10 In committee 114 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.Feb 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
- SB 840 In committee 114 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, creates two special accounts in the state treasury, the K-12 lottery capital outlay special account and the early learning program account, for excess lottery funds; requires the comptroller of the treasury to develop and administer a program to provide grants from such accounts to local education agencies to be used for capital outlay projects for K-12 educational facilities and for new or existing pre-K programs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9 and Title 49.Feb 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
- HB 1849 In committee 114 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes counties and cities to create by majority vote of the local legislative body the elected office of school superintendent. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.Feb 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
- HB 1104 In committee 114 TennCare - As introduced, removes the requirement that the governor receive authorization by the general assembly prior to making any decision or obligating the state with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 71.Feb 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Tenncare Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
- SB 1608 In committee 114 Education, Higher - As introduced, waives, for the dependent child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who was killed or who died as a direct result of injuries received while performing their official duties, the tuition and fees charged by the public institution of higher education at which the dependent child is enrolled as a student. - Amends TCA Title 49.Feb 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
- HB 1400 In committee 114 Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to develop and implement a suicide prevention program; requires the department to submit a report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over health-related matters on this program and any suggestions from the department based upon the research conducted from the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.Feb 17, 2026: Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Population Health Subcommittee
- SB 1351 In committee 114 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to maintain with each investigative case file copies of all original investigative materials, including audio and video files, recordings, transcripts, documents, reports, paperwork, and other print or digital media generated by the bureau and germane to the investigation by the bureau. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 38, Chapter 6.Feb 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
- SB 1991 In committee 114 Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Junk Fee Prevention Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 19 and Title 47, Chapter 18.Feb 17, 2026: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- HB 1101 In committee 114 TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.Feb 17, 2026: Failed in s/c Tenncare Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
- SB 1770 In committee 114 Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As introduced, states that a divorce proceeding shall not be stayed or delayed due to the pregnancy of one of the parties if the court can determine or both parties can agree to stipulate as to whether the other party is the parent of the unborn child and, if applicable, the court enters an agreed parenting plan and child support order. - Amends TCA Title 36.Feb 17, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
- HB 1845 In committee 114 Children - As introduced, requires, in contested child custody, dependency and neglect, adoption, and guardianship proceedings in which the court has appointed a guardian ad litem, a court to order the child to be evaluated by a qualified expert unless the court determines an examination is unnecessary; requires the expert to submit a report containing certain information; specifies that the submitted report constitutes prima facie evidence of the child's condition and the factors relevant to the child's best interest; specifies various other requirements for the guardian ad litem's consideration of the report and the allocation of the examination costs. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.Feb 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- SB 1494 In committee 114 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, adds sixth grade to the grade levels for which a local board of education is required to establish an alternative school for students who have been suspended or expelled from the regular school program; requires a student in sixth grade who has been suspended for more than 10 days or expelled from the regular school program to attend an alternative school if there is space and staff available, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.Feb 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
- SR 289 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Delta Days at the Capitol -Feb 13, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
- HJR 868 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Lunar New Year -Feb 13, 2026: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- SR 294 Adopted 114 Memorials, Retirement - Robert Gardenhire -Feb 13, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
- SR 290 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Forward Creative Commons at Bordeaux -Feb 13, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
- SJR 608 Adopted 114 Memorials, Sports - Halls High School Unified Cheerleading Team, 2025 TSSAA Unified Cheerleading Varsity Game Day State Champions -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 793 Adopted 114 Memorials, Death - Thomas Hayes "Tommy" Schumpert -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 813 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Greg Marlow -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SJR 598 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Shelby Wells, 2025-2026 Chester County Schools District Teacher of the Year for PreK-4 -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SJR 603 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Andrew Johnson, 2025-2026 Chester County Schools District Teacher of the Year for Grades 9-12 -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HB 1879 In committee 114 Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, states that certain nonprofit entities that contract with the department of children's services to provide community-based care or child welfare services shall not be held liable for damages resulting from an act or omission of the entity's employee or volunteer or a caregiver providing services on behalf of the entity if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 29; Title 36 and Title 37.Feb 12, 2026: Withdrawn.
- SJR 594 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Jabo's All-Wood Products, LLC -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 839 Adopted 114 Memorials, Recognition - Allan Dale Hannah -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 818 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Katie Vernon, Westhill Elementary School Teacher of the Year -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 832 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Christy Nichols, Amanda North Elementary School Teacher of the Year -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- SJR 601 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Melissa Greenway, 2025-2026 Jacks Creek Elementary School Teacher of the Year -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
- HJR 820 Adopted 114 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lindsey Bledsoe, Cornersville High School Teacher of the Year -Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.