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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

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• HB 2647 Became law 114
  Jonesborough - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and alderman for the Town of Jonesborough to elect a mayor from among the aldermen to fill a vacancy; authorizes the Town recorder to carry liability insurance rather than be bonded in an amount prescribed by Town ordinance; updates the election dates for the mayor and board of aldermen. - Amends Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.
  May 27, 2026: Pr. Ch. 60
• HB 2220 In committee 114
  Tennessee Arts Commission - As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 983
• HB 1956 Became law 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer, against a health benefit plan that provides coverage for cancer requiring the use of a step therapy protocol before the health benefit plan provides coverage for an approved prescription drug to an enrollee who has received a diagnosis of cancer. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  May 26, 2026: Pub. Ch. 995
• HB 2129 In committee 114
  Education - As enacted, requires TACIR, with the assistance of relevant state agencies, to conduct a comprehensive study on public school administered early childhood education programs in this state. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.
  May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976
• HB 1034 Became law 114
  Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.
  May 15, 2026: Pub. Ch. 934
• HJR 1428 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Robert "Bob" Batson -
  Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1254 Became law 114
  Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 770
• HB 2127 Became law 114
  Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires a court to include written findings of fact as to whether certain limitations in parenting plans apply in a child custody order, whether temporary or permanent. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36 and Title 37.
  Apr 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 758
• HB 2126 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a posted sign or notice intended to warn violators that trespassers by motor vehicle will be prosecuted to clearly define the area in which driving, parking, standing, or otherwise operating a motor vehicle is prohibited. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 2475 In committee 114
  Children - As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 2323 In committee 114
  Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, authorizes municipalities to levy a tax on the privilege of engaging in the act of development within the boundaries of the municipality; requires such tax to be levied at the rate and under the terms, conditions, and limitations contained in present law that apply to counties. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.
  Apr 7, 2026: Failed in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 1958 In committee 114
  Employees, Employers - As enacted, exempts from the requirement that wages earned by employees in private employment are due and payable no later than the fifth day of the succeeding month those employees who are employed on a piece-work or commission basis, and requires that compensation for such employees is due and payable by the last day of the succeeding month; makes certain other changes relative to employee compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 617
• HB 1467 In committee 114
  Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, exempts disaster grants administered by TEMA from statutory requirements related to procurement, except that the state retains the right to inspect places of business and audit books and records for compliance. - Amends TCA Section 58-2-109.
  Mar 23, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 591
• HB 1957 In committee 114
  Boards and Commissions - As introduced, creates the Tennessee council for research of deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing children. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• HB 2128 In committee 114
  Children - As introduced, establishes that children have equal protection under the law and possess fundamental rights to safety, protection from harm, and consideration of their best interests as the paramount concern in all legal proceedings, governmental actions, and policy decisions affecting their welfare. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Mar 10, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HB 2500 In committee 114
  Public Records - As introduced, revises provisions relating to the assessment and collection of fees for the inspection and copying of public records. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.
  Feb 9, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 858 Became law 114
  Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, revises law relative to the treatment and coverage of treatment for stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer, blood cancer, metastatic blood cancer, and associated conditions; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 505
• HB 1361 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes Johnson City to set the hours that licensees within a downtown district designated by the municipality are authorized to sell or give away alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.
  Apr 30, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 181
• HB 1255 In committee 114
  Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires, in a child custody order, the court to include written findings of fact as to whether the limitations in present law relative to restrictions in temporary or permanent parenting plans apply; makes other changes relative to child court proceedings; clarifies, for purposes of domestic abuse law, that "abuse" includes acts inflicted directly by the offending party or indirectly through a third party, including, but not limited to, a family member, friend, significant other, or coworker, on behalf of the offending party. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265
• HB 860 Became law 114
  Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes a funeral director applicant who was not previously licensed in this state to substitute one year of apprenticeship with an associate degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education or completion of a program of study in funeral service education. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.
  Apr 28, 2025: Pub. Ch. 198
• HB 1253 Became law 114
  Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.
  Apr 28, 2025: Pub. Ch. 296
• HB 859 Became law 114
  Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines "fully enclosed" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55.
  Apr 28, 2025: Pub. Ch. 197
• HB 364 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, enacts "Emma's Bill," which requires that when making a determination of medical necessity, the bureau shall take into consideration the patient's overall condition and use such overall condition as a factor to determine the level of funding and what medical items and services the patient receives, even if such determination does not result in the least costly course of diagnosis or treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.
  Apr 9, 2025: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
• HB 713 In committee 114
  Cemeteries - As enacted, changes the way that the fair market value of an improvement care trust fund is calculated for certain purposes; clarifies that the fee that a cemetery company charges for the memorial care of a commodity installed in the cemetery cannot exceed the fee charged by the company for installation of the commodity; makes other changes related to cemeteries. - Amends TCA Title 46.
  Apr 8, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 119
• HB 932 Became law 114
  Students - As enacted, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 4, 2025: Pub. Ch. 103
• HJR 304 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Day of Mourning -
  Mar 25, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 419 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to prohibit students from displaying, using, or accessing an electronic device during the school day unless an exception applies; requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to develop and adopt a policy to implement the prohibition and to submit its policy to the department of education no later than July 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 6, 2025: Withdrawn.
• HB 605 In committee 114
  Insurance, Liability - As introduced, requires the board of claims to review, consider, and approve insurance policies recommended by the board that are designed to pay liability claims against the state or its agencies and employees; defines "state agency" for purposes of such policies. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9 and Title 56.
  Feb 5, 2025: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
• HB 438 Introduced 114
  Employees, Employers - As introduced, increases, from two to three, the number of conspicuous places in which an employer is required to post and maintain notices setting forth the regular pay day established by the employer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 62.
  Feb 5, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.