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• HB 1946 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1082
• HB 2413 In committee 114
  Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 980
• HB 1943 In committee 114
  Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department, to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition or active labor exists; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080
• HB 427 In committee 114
  Employees, Employers - As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent four weeks from work following a living organ donation surgery; requires the department of health to create living organ donor informational material and make such material available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68.
  Apr 28, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 779
• HB 674 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study concerning subjects related to access of family members to incarcerated persons for visitation; requires the department to report its findings to each member of the general assembly and to provide a copy of the report to the legislative librarian by no later than January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 51.
  Apr 28, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 783
• HB 1944 Became law 114
  DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, to notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as practicable. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 773
• HR 268 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Nehemiah DeMar -
  Apr 22, 2026: Filed for introduction
• HB 1949 In committee 114
  Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires that monies from the opioid abatement fund that are disbursed to nonprofit organizations for statewide, regional, or local opioid abatement and remediation purposes be disbursed as a combination of advance payment and reimbursement grants. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11.
  Apr 21, 2026: Held on desk.
• HJR 1236 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Tennessee State University Tigers, OVC champions -
  Apr 15, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1235 In committee 114
  Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
• HB 1947 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act." - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 8, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
• HR 185 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Reverend Dr. William Seth Martin -
  Apr 7, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0
• HB 1942 In committee 114
  Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, clarifies that stuttering and other types of communication disorders are qualifying medical conditions for purposes of the "2021 Precious Cargo Act," which authorizes drivers who have certain medical conditions to apply for a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS) database of a need for assistance in communicating with first responders during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 648
• HJR 1079 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore and National Black Bookstore Day -
  Mar 26, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1948 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, establishes that a public institution of education may provide an opportunity or benefit exclusively to one sex through a program if the institution provides a substantially similar or reasonably comparable opportunity or benefit to the opposite sex through a different program. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 24, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
• HR 169 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker -
  Mar 12, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 2600 In committee 114
  Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, enacts the "Volunteer Communities Act," which provides an unincorporated association or nonprofit corporation organized primarily to provide mutual support and assistance within a community or neighborhood certain benefits, including franchise and excise, sales, and property tax credits and exemptions, and certain liability, food, and zoning protections for mutual aid activities conducted by the organization. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 29; Title 48; Title 53 and Title 67.
  Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
• HB 1945 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As introduced, creates the public institution athletic program fund, which consists of proceeds from a fee paid by vendors registered with the sports wagering council; authorizes the Tennessee higher education commission to award grants from the fund to public institutions to assist with expenses for recruiting intercollegiate athletes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 9 and Title 49.
  Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
• HR 160 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker -
  Feb 24, 2026: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• HB 295 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, adds doula services performed by a person with a verification of certification to the list of services that may be provided as medical assistance under the TennCare program; directs the department of health to establish by rule a process for the verification of certification to a person who demonstrates that the person has completed a doula training program that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 71.
  Feb 11, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 673 In committee 114
  Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, requires the commission, in consultation with the department of finance and administration, to submit a report to the general assembly of the state appropriations made to each land grant institution in this state from 1987 to 2020, on a per pupil basis, by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.
  Jan 21, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
• HB 536 In committee 114
  Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes a dealer applicant without an established place of business to be issued a motor vehicle dealer license if the applicant is a nonprofit religious organization that is organized or incorporated in this state, has its certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing with the secretary of state, and has an established program of receiving donations of motor vehicles that it donates to individuals and providing free vehicle repair services to individuals with demonstrated need of a motor vehicle or repair services necessary to the individual's effort to become a self-sufficient member of the workforce. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17.
  Jan 20, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee
• HB 296 In committee 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing and potential effects of enacting the insurance coverage requirements proposed in Senate Bill 231 of the 114th General Assembly, as originally filed; requires TACIR to publish a report of its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416
• HJR 687 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Dr. William E. Arnold, Jr. -
  May 7, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 506 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires at least one full-time employee at each school under the jurisdiction of an LEA or public charter school to annually receive training in seizure safety and first aid. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 50 and Title 71.
  May 2, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 165
• HB 960 In committee 114
  Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with an organization in this state to create or identify a continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information or training relative to maternal mental health disorders. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 261
• HR 75 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Nehemiah DeMar -
  Apr 8, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• HB 425 Became law 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, deletes requirement that certified copy of court order that withdraws order denying driving privileges for juvenile offender be submitted to the department of safety within 10 days of issuance. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.
  Apr 4, 2025: Pub. Ch. 142
• HJR 88 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Dr. Harold Willoughby Jordan -
  Mar 31, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 992 In committee 114
  Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
  Mar 26, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• HB 426 In committee 114
  Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts a nonprofit religious institution from property taxes, under certain circumstances; applicable in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-212.
  Mar 19, 2025: Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
• HB 15 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid eligibility solely for the purpose of providing treatment for a patient with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services with respect to the terms of such expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  Mar 19, 2025: Action def. in Insurance Committee to First Cal. 2026
• HB 14 In committee 114
  Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including any device, medication, biological product, or procedure that is generally intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, or the disposal of embryos resulting from fertility treatments, including healthcare services, procedures, testing, medications, treatments, or products. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 18, 2025: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• HJR 39 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Donald Majors, Jr. -
  Feb 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 40 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Inez Gibbs Crutchfield -
  Feb 4, 2025: Signed by Governor.