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• SB 2293 Became law 114
  Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for purposes of the taxation of vapor products containing such material; requires the alcoholic beverage commission to issue the fines for the offense of selling or offering for sale a vapor product for retail sale in this state to anyone under 21. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1126
• SB 1964 Became law 114
  Fireworks - As enacted, expands the length of the existing Independence Day and New Year sales periods and adds new Memorial Day and Labor Day sales periods for seasonal retailers of fireworks for the 2026 retail period; increases the seasonal retailer permit fee from $100 to $150 for calendar year 2026; and authorizes the state fire marshal to promulgate rules to effectuate the act. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1108
• SB 2716 In committee 114
  Lafayette - Subject to local approval, moves the date of elections from coinciding with the primary in May to coinciding with the general election in November; increases the compensation of the council members from $100 to $150 for each council meeting and from $50 to $75 for each committee meeting; increases the annual salary of the mayor from $45,000 to $75,000; authorizes the mayor, subject to confirmation of the city council, a superintendent of streets and a superintendent of sanitation. - Amends Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 64
• SB 2177 Became law 114
  Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study of the salaries and other benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers in this state; authorizes the commissioner of safety to establish a hazardous duty designation for members of the highway patrol that may be used to authorize additional compensation for designated members. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1121
• SB 2221 Became law 114
  TennCare - As enacted, extends the ground ambulance service annual assessment to June 30, 2027; changes the penalty imposed by the bureau on an ambulance provider for each day an assessment remains unpaid from $50 per calendar day to 5 percent of the principal amount owed per month for each month. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1123
• SB 2173 Became law 114
  Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, establishes a statutory schedule of permit fees for the operation of off highway vehicles at North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 9.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1120
• SB 2178 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under certain circumstances that are currently punished as trafficking for a commercial sex act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
  May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 959
• SJR 1185 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Larry Richard West -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 1186 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Howard Galyon -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 1183 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Connie Sue Achenbach -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 1184 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Marshall McKamey -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 1187 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Isaiah Peddicord -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2167 Became law 114
  Boards and Commissions - As enacted, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to its membership; expands the council’s advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare’s director, services, and waiver implementation alongside existing department programs. - Amends TCA Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 716
• SB 2276 Became law 114
  County Government - As enacted, prohibits the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County from being terminated or discharged without the approval of the county legislative body if such prohibition is approved by a two-thirds vote of the Overton County legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 5.
  May 4, 2026: Pub. Ch. 860
• SJR 1188 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Public Service - Rhett Pratt -
  May 1, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2176 In committee 114
  Roane County - Subject to local approval, repeals act that designated the chief executive officer of the county as the county executive. - Amends Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2007.
  May 1, 2026: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 40
• SJR 1110 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Public Service - Trent Heath -
  May 1, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2175 Became law 114
  Water - As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to add water system projects located in counties having a population of less than 57,000 according to the 2020 census, or a subsequent census, to the priority list for consideration for loans from the water system revolving loan fund. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221.
  Apr 29, 2026: Pub. Ch. 803
• SB 2168 In committee 114
  Education - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to recognize Victims of Communism Day to honor the people who have fallen victim to communist regimes by providing high school students enrolled in a world history and geography course with at least 45 minutes of instruction on such topic. - Amends TCA Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
  Apr 24, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 757
• SB 2053 In committee 114
  County Government - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve the location of any quarry or digital asset mining facility in a public meeting. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 68.
  Apr 21, 2026: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
• SB 2169 In committee 114
  Public Defenders - As introduced, creates five additional social worker positions in the public defender system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
  Apr 20, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• SB 748 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA Title 71.
  Apr 20, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• SR 402 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Nicole Herschberger -
  Apr 17, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
• SR 403 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Brant Edward Hall II -
  Apr 17, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
• SJR 1024 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Jane Bell -
  Apr 16, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2171 In committee 114
  Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68.
  Apr 15, 2026: Re-refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
• SB 2179 In committee 114
  Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires that monies from the opioid abatement fund that are disbursed to nonprofit organizations for statewide, regional, or local opioid abatement and remediation purposes be disbursed as a combination of advance payment and reimbursement grants. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11.
  Apr 15, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
• SJR 936 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Samuel Milton Leslie, South Harriman Baptist Church music minister -
  Apr 8, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2174 In committee 114
  Health, Dept. of - As introduced, excludes from the definition of a public swimming pool subject to regulation in the same manner as a hotel or public swimming pool by the department of health any privately owned, controlled-access, above-ground swimming pool that is installed indoors at a fitness facility and used only by facility staff and students for the purpose of swimming instruction if the pool meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 68.
  Mar 30, 2026: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
• SJR 881 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Charles Goodson -
  Mar 25, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 840 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Frederick Dale "Freddie" Harvey -
  Mar 25, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SJR 648 Adopted 114
  Naming and Designating - Designates Tennessee a Purple Heart State. -
  Mar 19, 2026: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• SB 2172 Passed Senate 114
  Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, extends from two years to 27 months the amount of time that the commissioner has to designate the boundaries of a scenic river area following the addition of a river segment to the state scenic rivers system. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
  Mar 19, 2026: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SB 2054 Passed Senate 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, increases exemption to a maximum of 400 acres for certain nonprofit entities. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-212.
  Mar 19, 2026: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SJR 824 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, 100th anniversary -
  Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 2170 In committee 114
  Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires the monthly report of the warden of a county workhouse for each prisoner placed under a work release program to be filed with the judge by whom the prisoner was sentenced on or before the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Mar 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SR 284 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Tammy S. White, Tennessee Ethics Commission -
  Mar 17, 2026: Enrolled and ready for signatures
• SB 2130 In committee 114
  Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates October 1 of each year as "APDS Day" to promote awareness of activated PI3K delta syndrome. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
  Mar 16, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 585
• SB 2180 In committee 114
  Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to allocate federal and state funds to rural planning organizations in parity with its allocation of such funds to metropolitan planning organizations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 8.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
• SB 2477 In committee 114
  Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, expands the category of students who are considered economically disadvantaged for purposes of generating a weighted allocation through the TISA funding formula to include students who are enrolled in the state's medicaid program. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 2294 In committee 114
  Boats, Boating - As introduced, increases, from 50 to 75 feet, the distance a jet boat that carries passengers for hire must be from a private or public dock or boat ramp before the boat may travel at a speed greater than no-wake speed. - Amends TCA Title 69.
  Mar 11, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
• SB 2476 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, exempts a nurse who provides home health services to four or less patients from hiring staff or maintaining an office in order to qualify for licensure as a home care organization by the health facilities commission; requires a nurse who does not hire staff or maintain an office to submit a request to the department of health for space at a location deemed appropriate by the department to securely store patient records. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
• SJR 687 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - WIN Learning, 30th anniversary -
  Mar 6, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1965 In committee 114
  Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, increases, from 60 to 70 days, the time within which, after the end of the calendar year, the commissioner of financial institutions must submit the department's annual report to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 35; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Mar 3, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 1833 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits imposing liability against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to a person who has been previously convicted of a criminal offense based solely upon the previous criminal conviction; prohibits use of the person's prior criminal record as evidence in a cause of action against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to the person. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 49.
  Mar 3, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SR 297 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Sister Carrie Elizabeth Rowan Barksdale -
  Feb 27, 2026: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SR 295 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Bill R. Dunlap -
  Feb 27, 2026: Signed by Senate Speaker
• SB 2627 In committee 114
  Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, by July 1 each year, to provide the chairs of the finance, ways, and means committees of the senate and house of representatives, the chairs of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives, and the directors of the office of legislative budget analysis a report to assist the general assembly in evaluating the availability of the individualized education account program. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
• SB 1451 In committee 114
  Red Boiling Springs - Subject to local approval, increases the annual salary of the mayor from $5,200 to $18,200; increases the annual salary of council members from $500 to $1,800. - Amends Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten.
  Jun 4, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 18
• SB 760 In committee 114
  Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, specifies that the website where legal notices must be posted must not require a fee or a subscription for a person to view the website; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3.
  May 27, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 500