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SB 1766 Became law 114
Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Real Estate Infrastructure Development Act of 2025. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1089
SB 1960 In committee 114
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 962
SB 259 Became law 114
Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

May 18, 2026: Pub. Ch. 883
SB 303 In committee 114
Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

May 14, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924
SJR 1147 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - MJ Lucas -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1172 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - R. Larry Smith -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1252 Adopted 114
Memorials, Retirement - Trooper William Bennett -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1173 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Irlene Mandrell -

May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 564 In committee 114
Sewage - As enacted, makes revision to present law concerning sewerage systems using land application; exempts Hamilton County from the provisions requiring the developer of a subdivision or neighborhood that proposes to construct a treatment works to submit an application to the utility serving the area in which the system is located. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 62, Chapter 2; Title 65; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69.

May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 876
SB 1957 Became law 114
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board as long as the prayer does not require participation of any person in attendance at the meeting and no person is harassed or coerced to participate in the prayer. - Amends TCA Title 49.

May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 710
SB 1956 Became law 114
State Government - As enacted, prohibits a state agency from issuing or renewing a certification, registration, license, or permit to a corporate entity if an officer, director, or employee of the entity provides material support or resources, meeting spaces, or other forums to certain terrorist groups or organizations for the purpose of soliciting material support or recruiting new members; requires a state agency to deny, revoke, or refuse or renew a certification, registration, license, or permit issued to such entities upon receipt of satisfactory proof of such activity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 67.

May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 843
SB 2253 Became law 114
Traffic Safety - As enacted, establishes process regarding traffic violations committed by autonomous vehicles, including mailing the notice of violation or citation to the registered owner of the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 30 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

May 4, 2026: Pub. Ch. 726
SB 837 Became law 114
Statutes and Codification - As enacted, clarifies that a "person," as used in Tennessee Code Annotated, does not include artificial intelligence, a computer algorithm, a software program, computer hardware, or any type of machine. - Amends TCA Title 1.

Apr 28, 2026: Pub. Ch. 781
SB 2047 Became law 114
Education - As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Apr 28, 2026: Pub. Ch. 795
SJR 1045 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - D.T. McCall & Sons -

Apr 24, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
SJR 1039 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - 3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1032 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Kehilla Upper School of Nashville -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1029 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Love's Way Church -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1054 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - William M. "Bill" Grady -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1028 Adopted 114
Memorials, Interns - Courtney Powell -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1052 Adopted 114
Memorials, Retirement - Melanie McDearman Minter -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1046 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Liz Reese -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 1040 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Parker Belle Hayes, 2026 Graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville -

Apr 22, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 735 In committee 114
Advertising - As introduced, requires just compensation to be paid for the acquisition or removal of an outdoor advertising device lawfully erected; prohibits the use of amortization to provide such just compensation. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Section 54-21-107.

Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 261 In committee 114
Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, in consultation with the inmate disciplinary oversight board, to compose a report detailing the number of inmates who earned sentence reduction credits, and to submit the report to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41.

Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 2254 In committee 114
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of fresh fruit and vegetables for human consumption from the food retail sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SJR 955 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Debbie Stephens -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 967 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” W. Edmonds, posthumous receipt of Medal of Honor -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 962 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Roger Haley -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 954 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Callie Drennon -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 956 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Heather Day Barber, 2025 Ms. Wilson County Fair -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 958 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Beavers -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 927 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” W. Edmonds, posthumous receipt of Medal of Honor -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 963 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Sally Yoho Swaney -

Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 722 Adopted 114
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Affirms support for the State of Israel. -

Apr 14, 2026: Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee
SB 2252 Became law 114
State Symbols - As enacted, designates and adopts cast iron cookware as the official frontier cookware of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Apr 13, 2026: Pub. Ch. 674
SR 364 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Nehemiah Alliance -

Apr 9, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0
SJR 941 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Michael Patrick Leahy -

Apr 8, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 942 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Sattler Foundation, 10th anniversary -

Apr 8, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 940 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Novamet -

Apr 8, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 1962 In committee 114
Water Authorities - As introduced, establishes that public water systems have a maximum allowable hardwater level of 180 mg/L, measured as calcium carbonate equivalents; creates compliance and reporting requirements; exempts measurements that exceed the limit due to seasonal runoff in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7.

Apr 8, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
SJR 957 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 225th anniversary -

Apr 6, 2026: Objected to on Consent Calendar.
SB 568 In committee 114
Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the importation, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.

Apr 1, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SJR 920 Adopted 114
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Donna Highers, Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame -

Mar 31, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 919 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Richard "Pierce" Dodson -

Mar 31, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 836 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Nehemiah Alliance -

Mar 26, 2026: Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee
SB 2305 In committee 114
Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a report on the total number of state and federal benefits, and a synopsis of each benefit, available to a veteran and the veteran's surviving spouse to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 52; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
SJR 871 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Jayden Bailey -

Mar 25, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 861 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Benjamin Yager Bowman -

Mar 25, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 2308 In committee 114
Public Records - As introduced, specifies that certain information related to the carrying out of a sentence of death is not confidential and is open to public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

Mar 24, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee