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• HB 1857 Became law 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: Pub. Ch. 962
• HB 1743 Became law 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to continue to use print communication that includes the identification of the former treasurer until the print communication is exhausted. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  May 18, 2026: Pub. Ch. 913
• HB 1668 Became law 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a financial institution; or an automated teller machine, on the same path or route as another person without substantial deviation from that path or route while in possession of two or more criminal instruments. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  May 15, 2026: Pub. Ch. 951
• HB 1671 In committee 114
  Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 832
• HJR 1438 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - 196th Field Artillery Brigade Embedded Training Team (ETT 4.0) -
  Apr 30, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1705 Became law 114
  Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.
  Apr 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 772
• HB 1669 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Apr 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 690
• HJR 1062 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2026 -
  Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 608 In committee 114
  Real Property - As introduced, prohibits the state or a local or municipal government from requiring a builder or developer of real property to pay for the building or development of infrastructure that is nonessential to the development, maintenance, or growth of the builder's development property. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 54 and Title 66.
  Apr 8, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1670 In committee 114
  Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, clarifies that a notification sent by email from the assessor to a taxpayer of a change in the classification or assessed valuation of the taxpayer's property is effective when electronically sent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Apr 8, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1698 In committee 114
  General Assembly - As introduced, authorizes the chair of a committee of the general assembly to require an executive branch employee to take an oath prior to testifying before the committee subject to the penalty of perjury; authorizes the chair of a committee or the executive director of fiscal review to require any documentation submitted by such employee for the purpose of evaluating the merits of a legislative measure or generating a fiscal note to submit an affidavit with such documentation attesting to the accuracy of the information subject to the penalty of perjury. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40.
  Apr 8, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1856 In committee 114
  School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656
• HB 1883 In committee 114
  Traffic Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Super Speeder Accountability Act," which requires intelligent speed assistance devices to be installed on motor vehicles operated by persons convicted of certain driving offenses where speed was a factor; creates a licensing system for device providers; requires compliance-based device removal; authorizes indigent users to apply for assistance from the electronic monitoring indigency fund; makes other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 55.
  Mar 17, 2026: Failed for lack of motion in: Transportation Subcommittee
• HB 458 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes nominees to fill a vacancy for a judge, district attorney general, or public defender occurring later than 180 days before the qualifying deadline to be selected by statewide political parties by any method authorized by the rules of the party. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
  Mar 16, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 534
• HB 1855 In committee 114
  Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As introduced, specifies that certain statutes of limitation in civil matters apply to the state and the state's political subdivisions. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28 and Title 29.
  Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HB 470 In committee 114
  Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.
  Mar 4, 2026: Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee
• HB 1742 Introduced 114
  Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, requires the registry of election finance to provide a nonexclusive list of the various categories of contributions that constitute in-kind contributions requiring disclosure to each member of the general assembly at the beginning of each yearly session and each candidate for state office within one week of the candidate certifying a treasurer with the registry. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.
  Jan 22, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 456 In committee 114
  Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, revises present law to designate as a political campaign committee for purposes of reporting expenditures pursuant to campaign finance laws a corporation that uses corporate funds, moneys, or credits for communications expressly supporting or opposing the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or elected official, and such funds, moneys, or credits are not used with the cooperation or with the prior consent of, or in consultation with, or at the request of, or suggestion of, a candidate or elected official or any agent or authorized committee of the candidate or elected official. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 434
• HB 457 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to voting and county election commissions, such as requiring the commission to publish a notice of the location of the provisional counting board, prohibiting the commission from tabulating any marked ballots submitted via the internet, prohibiting voting machines from being connected to the internet, and making other changes. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 371
• HB 318 In committee 114
  State Government - As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum in this state or its political subdivisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 361
• HB 317 In committee 114
  Zoning - As enacted, makes certain changes to the powers and duties of county and municipal boards of zoning appeals. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 363
• HJR 547 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2025 -
  Apr 24, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 480 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Mark Goins, Coordinator of Elections -
  Apr 9, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 216 Became law 114
  Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
  Apr 4, 2025: Pub. Ch. 90
• HB 611 In committee 114
  Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, prohibits foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities from making contributions to a candidate or a political campaign committee; prohibits the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the secretary of state from accepting funds from foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities for conducting elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.
  Apr 2, 2025: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
• HB 316 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, reduces, from $100 billion to $50 billion, the amount of assets held by a state or national bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, industrial loan and thrift, or mortgage lender that are necessary to fall within the definition of a financial institution for purposes of the application of certain consumer protections. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56.
  Mar 26, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
• HB 420 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Consumer Protection and Subscription Renewal Act," which prohibits a business from requiring submission of credit or debit card information, or other payment information for an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer containing a free gift or trial; makes other changes related to automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65.
  Mar 26, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
• HB 319 In committee 114
  Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, revises the definition of "residential property" for purposes of classification and assessment of property taxes to include property that can be sold and purchased as a single unit fee simple title, regardless of whether it is vacant, owner-occupied, rented, or detached or attached. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
  Mar 19, 2025: Def. to Summer Study in Cities & Counties Subcommittee
• HJR 183 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Dr. James Michael Norris -
  Feb 27, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 101 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - MTSU Army ROTC, 75th anniversary -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 609 In committee 114
  Civil Procedure - As introduced, specifies that an unauthorized alien does not have standing to commence or appear as a plaintiff in any civil action in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 20; Title 28 and Title 29.
  Feb 19, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HB 214 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to employ retired law enforcement officers who are retired from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency and honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces to serve as school resource officers on school premises; requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt policies to effectuate same. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49; Section 55-8-151 and Title 62.
  Feb 18, 2025: Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
• HB 610 Introduced 114
  Election Laws - As introduced, requires the officers of a party to file with the secretary of state and with the coordinator of elections a copy of the rules under which the party and its subdivisions operate within 15 days, instead of 30 days, following adoption in order for the party to have nominees on a ballot or exercise other rights of a political party. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 17; Title 27; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 54; Title 57 and Title 67.
  Feb 5, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 215 In committee 114
  Appropriations - As introduced, appropriates $25 million to the legislature for planning and construction of a new parking garage that has at least 400 parking spaces, is attached to the Cordell Hull Building, and is used solely by legislative employees. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.
  Feb 3, 2025: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee