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HB 2477 In committee 114
Firefighters - As enacted, extends the period for the estate of an emergency responder killed in the line of duty from three years from the date of death to the later of such date or the date of a final order of a court, administrative law judge, or authorized state or local official designating the death as being in the line of duty; extends the period for an estate to file an appeal of a denial from 90 days to one year; adds a mechanism of appeal of a denial of a claim for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 721
HJR 1429 Adopted 114
Memorials, Retirement - Vanessa M. Horner -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1399 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Meaghan Miller, Valedictorian, Douglass High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1398 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Travis Collins, Salutatorian, Douglass High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1401 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jakiaus Cox, Valedictorian, Trezevant High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1400 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Rickey Wright, Salutatorian, Trezevant High School -

Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2481 In committee 114
District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the district attorneys general conference to pay the licensing fees for software applications used by the office of the district attorney general within a judicial district, regardless of whether the district attorney general office staff member using the application has a position funded by the state or another entity. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9; Title 16 and Title 40.

Apr 29, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 807
HB 1807 In committee 114
Vital Records - As enacted, enacts "April's Law of 2026," which authorizes a surviving parent, in addition to another next of kin, to formally disagree with the county medical examiner's determination that the manner of death for the parent's child was suicide and request reconsideration from the state chief medical examiner; allows the other parent of a child of the decedent to request a copy of the decedent's death certificate if the child is under 18. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.

Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 666
HJR 1338 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sha'Mya M. Johnson, Valedictorian, Craigmont High School -

Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1337 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher G. Covington, Salutatorian, Craigmont High School -

Apr 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1297 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dominic Santiago, Valedictorian, Cordova High School -

Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1295 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dariana Sanchez Arredondo, Salutatorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1296 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mason Marchan, Salutatorian, Cordova High School -

Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1294 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lilliana Mendez Medina, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1139 Adopted 114
Memorials, Interns - Pedro Cabrera Acuna -

Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1138 Adopted 114
Memorials, Interns - Yoddyashley Nicole Cortes Figueroa -

Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2041 In committee 114
Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, prohibits certain persons from publishing, transmitting, or broadcasting any video of the service of civil process related to an eviction proceeding without the express written permission of the individual being served with civil process; specifies that an individual who is a victim of the publication, transmission, or broadcast of such a video without the individual's permission has a private right of action against the person violating the prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 29 and Title 66.

Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 657
HB 2478 In committee 114
Registers of Deeds - As introduced, creates a two-year pilot program that requires the register of deeds in Shelby County to verify and record the government-issued photo identification of individuals presenting documents for in-person property transfers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 66 and Title 67.

Mar 18, 2026: Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HJR 1056 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Joe Northington, U.S. Marine Corps veteran -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2479 In committee 114
Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Farm Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HB 2483 In committee 114
Schools, Charter - As introduced, changes from December 11 to December 15, the date by which the state board of education is required to post the information received from each local education agency regarding the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the LEA in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the authorizer fees collected on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Mar 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 2482 In committee 114
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a nonprofit or for-profit entity that operates an adult high school under a contract with a local board of education to receive state and local funding in years subsequent to the first year of the adult high school's operation based on current enrollment numbers that are reported and adjusted no less than three times per year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 2623 In committee 114
Consumer Protection - As introduced, increases, from 60 to 65 days, the time that a controller has after receipt of an appeal from a consumer regarding the controller's refusal to take action on a consumer request under the Tennessee Information Protection Act to inform the consumer in writing of action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decision. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39 and Title 47.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
HB 650 In committee 114
Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires a sheriff to accept the surrender of a criminal defendant on pretrial release by a bail bondsman or surety for good cause, pending a hearing by a court with jurisdiction to admit to bail to determine whether there is good cause for the surrender. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

Feb 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HB 2040 Introduced 114
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of intentionally communicating a threat of harm to a public official or a member of the public official's immediate family; punishes a violation as a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Feb 2, 2026: Intro., P1C.
HB 1808 In committee 114
District Attorneys - As introduced, authorizes the district attorneys general conference to pay the licensing fees for software applications used by the office of the district attorney general within a judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9; Title 16 and Title 40.

Feb 2, 2026: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
HB 2042 Introduced 114
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to implement programs to reward persons who report the illegal presence of a gun on school property; authorizes the use of private funding sources to fund the reward programs. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 8 and Title 49.

Feb 2, 2026: Intro., P1C.
HB 738 In committee 114
Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, adds an institution accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) that has its primary campus domiciled in this state as an eligible postsecondary institution in which a student may be enrolled for purposes of receiving a Tennessee Promise scholarship; conditions the availability of the scholarship at such an institution on there being no available enrollment slots in a Tennessee college of applied technology in the student's county of residence for the student's desired program of study. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Jan 21, 2026: Withdrawn.
HB 1050 Became law 114
Nuisances - As enacted, revises nuisance laws. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.

May 27, 2025: Pub. Ch. 510
HJR 617 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keara Lanae Rivers, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HB 361 In committee 114
Orders of Protection - As enacted, expands the courts in Shelby County that can hear a petition for an order of protection to include a criminal court when the criminal court is hearing a criminal matter involving a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18 and Title 36.

Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 246
HJR 615 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Branden Partson, Valedictorian, Cordova High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 616 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Earvonna Mathis, Salutatorian, Cordova High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 613 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jada Lloyd, Salutatorian, Craigmont High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 614 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alexis Chaunte' Smith, Salutatorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 612 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Shelby Shaw, Co-Valedictorian, Craigmont High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 611 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jekiya Udell, Co-Valedictorian, Craigmont High School -

Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 554 Adopted 114
Memorials, Interns - Malik Abdullah -

Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 587 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ana Martinez Monroy, Salutatorian, Douglass High School -

Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 556 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tiffany Tucker, Valedictorian, Trezevant High School -

Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 586 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Esther Sanni-Obasusi, Valedictorian, Douglass High School -

Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HJR 555 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - LaQuavia Anderson, Salutatorian, Trezevant High School -

Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
HR 139 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Khadajah Kimbrough, 77th Miss LeMoyne-Owen College -

Apr 23, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 131 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Assistant Coach Marcus Taylor, Elmore Park Middle School Eagles -

Apr 22, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 136 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Anita Ward -

Apr 22, 2025: Filed for introduction
HR 134 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Assistant Coach Mark Freeman, Elmore Park Middle School Eagles -

Apr 22, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 133 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Assistant Coach Frankie Stinson, Elmore Park Middle School Eagles -

Apr 22, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 132 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Head Coach Jevonte Holmes, Elmore Park Middle School Eagles -

Apr 22, 2025: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
HR 122 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Jordan Crawford, Elmore Park Middle School basketball team -

Apr 21, 2025: Adopted, Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1
HR 118 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Grant Griffin, Elmore Park Middle School basketball team -

Apr 21, 2025: Adopted, Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1