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HB 1991 In committee 114
Dentists and Dentistry - As enacted, requires a dental hygienist to be working under the direct supervision of a dentist seeing a new patient before completing diagnostic radiographs; assessing and recording existing hard and soft tissue data; performing prophylaxis; and applying fluoride agents. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 5.

May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1107
HB 1984 Became law 114
Controlled Substances - As enacted, authorizes additional healthcare providers to directly administer buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone; adds that prescribing a buprenorphine product to nursing mother or prescribing an injectable mono product does not restrict certain healthcare providers from prescribing a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder without naloxone. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.

Apr 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 753
HB 2617 In committee 114
Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of federal workforce Pell grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs to avoid duplicative payments for the same student costs that are covered by federal workforce Pell grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14.

Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
HR 180 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Mary Ann Blessing -

Apr 6, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2
HR 181 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Evelyn McQueen Cook -

Apr 6, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2
HJR 966 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Dutch Day, March 18, 2026 -

Mar 31, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1286 In committee 114
Death - As introduced, requires, if the person or government agency assuming custody of a body for the purposes of burial does not request an autopsy, or that the body be embalmed, the person or agency to ensure that the body is buried within 48 hours from the time when the person or agency waives the ability to request an autopsy or embalming of the body. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 6, Part 37; Title 38; Title 50; Title 56; Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 68.

Mar 25, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health 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
HR 148 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Chesna Jeane Hulsey -

Feb 5, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
HB 1994 In committee 114
Natural Disasters - As introduced, requires TACIR to perform a comprehensive evaluation on the preparedness and response of local and state officials, departments, and agencies to the Hurricane Helene natural disaster. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4, Chapter 10 and Title 58.

Feb 4, 2026: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
HB 1993 In committee 114
Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a health insurance issuer or managed health insurance issuer from reimbursing for testing services a medical laboratory that is eligible to participate as an in-network participating provider at a rate less than the CMS clinical laboratory fee schedule for medical labs in this state; permits a managed health insurance issuer to require such lab to meet the performance metrics required of in-network labs. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23.

Feb 4, 2026: P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
HB 1992 In committee 114
Recreational Areas - As introduced, creates an administrative attachment for the Doe Mountain Recreation Authority with the department of environment and conservation, while preserving the Authority's autonomy and powers in all other aspects. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 25 and Title 70.

Feb 4, 2026: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
HB 1995 In committee 114
Education - As introduced, authorizes, instead of requires, local education agencies and public charter schools to retain a student in the third grade if the student has not shown a basic understanding of the curriculum and an ability to perform the skills required in the subject of reading or English language arts. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Feb 4, 2026: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
HJR 809 In committee 114
Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee to authorize counties and municipalities, by a two-thirds vote of the local legislative body, to make the levying and collection of the tax on all real property, or one or more subclassifications of real property, by the jurisdiction optional or may authorize alternative payment plans, including advanced tax payments or deferred tax payments that include a lien against the title of the property. -

Feb 3, 2026: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
HB 1278 Became law 114
Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, authorizes use of the Hurricane Helene interest payment fund to pay local governments' loan charges; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 58.

May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 521
HB 1281 In committee 114
Education - As enacted, prohibits excusing a student from school to attend a released time course in religious moral instruction during the school year unless certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 401
HB 1283 In committee 114
Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to include, in the coordinator's minimum standards for educating election officials, training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification on an application for ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2.

May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 394
HB 1280 In committee 114
Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates the medical expense relief fund to assist the next of kin and the estate of a decedent who was enrolled in TennCare at the time of death with paying the decedent's medical debt and expenses; requires the department of human services to administer the fund and the awarding of grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9 and Title 71.

Apr 16, 2025: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
HR 108 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Katie Lipford, FFA State East Tennessee vice president -

Apr 10, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HR 72 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Peyton Woodard, Good Neighbor Award -

Apr 3, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HR 71 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Sofia Jenna-Lee Bodenhamer, Good Neighbor Award -

Apr 3, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HR 70 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Kitiana Jade Poteat, Good Neighbor Award -

Apr 3, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 1287 In committee 114
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, increases, from 15 to 20, the number of background investigations that the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives may request a year for persons under consideration for appointment to a position of trust and responsibility. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 67.

Mar 26, 2025: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
HB 1279 In committee 114
Zoning - As introduced, specifies that a privately owned property built after 1899 that is located in a tourism development zone is not subject to the authority of a historic zoning commission or a historic zoning law, rule, review guideline, or regulation, with respect to certain aspects of a project. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 4.

Mar 19, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1284 In committee 114
Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires the driver of a vehicle approaching a slow-moving or stationary farm tractor or implement of husbandry that displays an indicator that it is a slow-moving vehicle to reduce speed and move over, if possible to do so safely. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Mar 18, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
HR 58 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Karlie Jo Fletcher, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 48 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Levi Bishop, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 57 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Liyah Hillman, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 53 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Kitiana Jade Poteat, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 55 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Autumn Hicks, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 59 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Brisa Mendoza, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 60 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Alen Lin, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 54 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Peyton Woodard, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 47 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Brianna Brosius, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 51 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Lily Claire Savery, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 49 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Faith Roberts, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 50 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Julie Worley, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 56 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Kearstan Jennings, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 14 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Paul David Wood -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 52 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Sofia Jenna-Lee Bodenhamer, Good Neighbor Award -

Mar 11, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HB 1285 In committee 114
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As introduced, prohibits the use of the power of eminent domain over real property in an expedited manner during a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16; Title 29, Chapter 17; Title 54 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Mar 5, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
HR 13 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Deborah Jean Hicks -

Mar 4, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HB 1277 In committee 114
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes recall elections in all counties for members of local boards of education. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Feb 12, 2025: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
HB 1282 Introduced 114
Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, clarifies that the board of dentistry must submit the board's annual report on or before January 1 of each year; adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Feb 12, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.