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• HB 2246 Became law 114
  Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the physician; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  May 26, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1016
• HJR 1340 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Angela Carol Allmand -
  Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 348 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, requires, if a local government adopts a budget that includes the required maintenance of effort for education funding but fails to appropriate or allocate the full amount budgeted to the LEA, the local government, in the following fiscal year, to appropriate and allocate the unfunded portion to the LEA; specifies that the maintenance of local funding effort required for a fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the local government failed to appropriate or allocate the full amount budgeted to the LEA must be determined based on the amount budgeted to the LEA for the previous fiscal year instead of the amount actually appropriated or allocated to the LEA by the local government. - Amends TCA Section 49-3-314.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 2241 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes a retailer to deliver hemp derived cannabinoid products to a consumer, including by means of a licensed delivery service; reduces the wholesale tax on hemp derived cannabinoid products from 2 cents per milligram to 1 cent per milligram. - Amends TCA Title 57.
  Apr 1, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
• HB 2238 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As introduced, requires the secretary of state to direct each county election commission to place a ballot question on the ballot for the November general election in 2026 asking voters whether this state should legalize the sale, possession, and use of medical cannabis. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Mar 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of 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
• HB 2245 In committee 114
  State Inmates - As introduced, requires the department of correction to keep a copy of each validated risk and needs assessment of each inmate under its supervision and control for the duration of the inmate's period of incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 41.
  Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
• HB 2239 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds insects to the offense of displaying, exhibiting, handling, or using a venomous or dangerous snake or reptile in a manner that endangers the life or health of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  Mar 4, 2026: Ref. to Judiciary Committee
• HJR 807 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Joan Smith, Tennessee Realtor of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2242 In committee 114
  Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, authorizes the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) program to operate commissary programs within state prisons. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
• HB 2240 Introduced 114
  Livestock - As introduced, authorizes sheep producer associations to submit their annual reports electronically. - Amends TCA Title 44.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 2237 Introduced 114
  Education - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury to submit a copy of its annual report detailing the results of certain tests administered to recipients of education freedom scholarships to the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1102 In committee 114
  Controlled Substances - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare facility from authorizing a licensed healthcare professional from performing a drug or alcohol test or screen on a patient who is pregnant, less than one year postpartum, or a newborn without written and oral consent; allows for a drug or alcohol test or screen to be performed without the consent of the patient in certain listed situations. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Jan 14, 2026: Sponsor change.
• HB 1423 Became law 114
  Lauderdale County - Subject to local approval, provides for the orderly transfer of the Probate and Juvenile Court in Lauderdale County from the County Courthouse to the Justice Complex. - Amends Chapter 262 of the Private Acts of 1963; as amended.
  Jun 4, 2025: Pr. Ch. 16
• HB 351 In committee 114
  Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, requires, if a prisoner is released for paid employment, the cost of the electronic monitoring device to be deducted from the prisoner's wages by the sheriff and paid directly to the electronic monitoring device provider by the county or state, as applicable; requires, if a prisoner is released for unpaid work, the entity utilizing the prisoner for work to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 41.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 320
• HB 453 In committee 114
  Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, changes present law concerning the frequency of fire drills in educational occupancies. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 315
• HB 347 In committee 114
  Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, "neglect" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 322
• HJR 504 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Isha Wade, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 497 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Jayden Garcia, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 499 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Ella Cate Haynes, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 501 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Paul Bates, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 500 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Mary Carol Perry, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 505 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Rachel Luckey, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 502 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Charlene Burpo, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 498 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Shawna Dodds, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Apr 15, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 454 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report submitted by the commissioner of correction to the general assembly on the transactions of state correctional facilities during the two years preceding the report. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 27; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Apr 9, 2025: Placed behind the budget
• HB 455 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, requires the Tennessee council on autism spectrum disorder to submit an annual report by February 1 of each year to legislative committees that details, at a minimum, the council's findings, progress on the comprehensive statewide plan and system of care, and recommendations for legislation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Mar 18, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Tenncare Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
• HJR 75 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Ellie Claire Young -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1243 In committee 114
  Licenses - As introduced, extends to smoking hemp the existing licensure and certain other requirements for hemp-derived cannabinoid products; imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in the business of selling smoking hemp and products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 43, Chapter 27; Section 53-11-451 and Title 67.
  Feb 18, 2025: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• HB 739 Introduced 114
  Education - As introduced, requires each elementary and secondary school to post the toll-free telephone number operated by the department of children's services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect on the homepage of the school's website. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49.
  Feb 6, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 513 Introduced 114
  Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, changes, from January 31 to February 15, the date by which the commissioner must submit reports related to the administration of the Water Quality Control Act of 1977 to legislative committees with jurisdiction over environmental matters. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 43; Title 44; Title 68 and Title 69.
  Feb 5, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 350 Introduced 114
  Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report submitted by the commissioner of correction to the general assembly on the transactions of state correctional facilities during the two years preceding the report. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 27; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Feb 3, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 352 In committee 114
  Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, clarifies that the plans for an acquisition of a right-of-way by the state must be filed and recorded with the office of the register in each county where the project is located if the project is located in multiple counties. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 55.
  Feb 3, 2025: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee