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HJR 1643 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Vollintine and Evergreen Greenline, 30th anniversary -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1648 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Suffs -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1644 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Frayser community, 200th anniversary -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1647 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Luis Alexander Plascencia -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1559 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Zoo, 120th anniversary -

May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1560 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Overton Park Shell, 90th anniversary -

May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1558 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Overton Park, 125th anniversary -

May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1561 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Overton Park Conservancy, 15th anniversary -

May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1557 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Rhodes College in Memphis, 100th anniversary -

May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1434 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Karyme Briones, Salutatorian, Memphis Business Academy High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1433 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zoé Donaciano, Valedictorian, Memphis Business Academy High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2606 In committee 114
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the TBI to establish a cold case division, to be divided into three geographic regions, each staffed by a regional director and no fewer than five cold case detectives; requires each local law enforcement agency to submit unsolved missing person or homicide cases to the cold case division following the passage of 10 years without resolution. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
HJR 1219 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Larry Earl Bland, Sr. -

Apr 14, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1142 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Valerie June -

Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 133 In committee 114
Constitutional Amendments - Proposes that a member of the house of representatives or the senate shall not serve more than 12 consecutive years in office; provides that the limitation on the term of office for a current member of the general assembly begins upon the expiration of the member's current term. -

Mar 25, 2026: Failed for lack of second in: Public Service Subcommittee
HB 1111 In committee 114
Sentencing - As introduced, requires a local community corrections advisory board to provide its annual report to the county legislative body on the progress of community corrections programs by February 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Mar 25, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HJR 1035 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - John Wilkins Haley -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1937 In committee 114
Immigration - As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Freedom from Unlawful Immigration Detention Act.” - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 40 and Title 41.

Mar 17, 2026: Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1482 In committee 114
Immigration - As introduced, prohibits the use of certain public properties, schools, and religious institutions for certain civil immigration enforcement activities; requires state departments and agencies to make available to the public certain information concerning person's rights with regard to federal agents. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 68; Title 12; Title 38; Title 49 and Title 50, Chapter 1.

Mar 17, 2026: Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 2602 In committee 114
Immigration - As introduced, affords an individual detained pursuant to a federal detention agreement certain rights while detained. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Mar 17, 2026: Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HJR 924 Adopted 114
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Clyde Victoria Staples, 100th birthday -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 958 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Kobee Minor -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 998 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - St. Agnes Academy, 175th Anniversary -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 959 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Eric Gregory -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2605 In committee 114
Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, establishes a cause of action through which a person who suffers injury, death, or property damage caused by the negligent action of an agent of the federal government engaged in an immigration enforcement action may file a suit against the federal agency to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs of bringing the action; requires the person to file a claim within one year of the cause of action accruing. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 29.

Mar 11, 2026: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HJR 957 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Antonio Gibson -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 930 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Dominican Sister of Peace Marina Gibbons, OP -

Mar 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2603 In committee 114
TennCare - As introduced, increases from 60 to 65 days the period after the close of each fiscal year within which the department of finance and administration must submit a report to the governor and members of the general assembly that includes an account of the operations and expenditures of all funds under the Medical Assistance Act of 1968, statistics by county about all medical assistance within the state, rules promulgated to carry out the act, and other information the department deems advisable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Feb 25, 2026: Ref. to Insurance Committee
HJR 872 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Dorothy McCorkle Wellford -

Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
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
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
HB 2604 Introduced 114
TennCare - As introduced, removes an obsolete reference to July 1, 2000, as the initial date after which the department of health must ensure that application forms for TennCare uninsured or uninsurable coverage under the Medical Assistance Act apprise applicants of the requirements of the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
HB 2601 Introduced 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.

Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
HB 1103 In committee 114
Education, Higher - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee for Tampons Act," which requires public institutions of higher education to provide feminine hygiene products in all women's and girl's bathrooms and locker rooms. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Mar 26, 2025: Failed for lack of second in: Higher Education Subcommittee
HB 1110 In committee 114
Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to publish office hours for early voting 30 days rather than 25 days prior to the day of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Mar 25, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1109 In committee 114
School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, students participating in the individualized education account program, or students participating in the education savings account program to conduct background checks prior to employing a teacher or person who will have direct contact with school children or access to school grounds when children are present. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

Mar 25, 2025: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 1106 In committee 114
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces from a Class C felony to a Class B misdemeanor the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV; creates a Class C felony for the criminal exposure of another to HIV if a person transmitted HIV to another person. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Mar 12, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HB 1107 In committee 114
Health Care - As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to provide free feminine hygiene products in all women's and girl's bathrooms and locker rooms used by students in grades four through 12 in certain schools; requires a public health campaign dedicated to encouraging individuals and nonprofit organizations to contribute or drop off feminine hygiene products to eligible schools. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

Mar 11, 2025: Failed for lack of second in: Education Administration Subcommittee
HB 1105 In committee 114
Abortion - As introduced, creates an exception to the offense of criminal abortion if the person who performed or attempted to perform the abortion was a licensed physician and the patient's pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.

Mar 11, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee