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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

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• HB 2643 Became law 114
  Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a standing member of the board during the mayor's term; creates four-year terms for members; and makes various other changes. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019.
  May 27, 2026: Pr. Ch. 59
• HB 1757 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1086
• HB 2443 In committee 114
  Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that a parent's obligation for the support of a child does not continue after the child reaches 19 unless the child is handicapped or disabled. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 37, Chapter 1.
  May 4, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 870
• HB 1950 In committee 114
  Audiologists and Speech Pathologists - As enacted, removes requirement that persons seeking licensure as speech language pathologists be members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 17.
  May 1, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 796
• HB 1756 In committee 114
  Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, directs the commissioner to use existing resources to study recent innovations by neighboring states to address substance use disorder through new health insurance coverage and reimbursement methods, strategies, or models; requires the commissioner to compile the findings and any recommendations from the study into a report for transmission to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Apr 28, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 792
• HB 2466 Passed Senate 114
  District Attorneys - As introduced, revises the data that district attorneys general are required to include in the annual report submitted to various officials and the public; requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction over misdemeanor and felony cases to provide the district attorneys general conference direct and unlimited access to the clerk's case management or reporting system for the purposes of complying with the district attorneys general conference's and district attorneys general's statutory reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.
  Apr 23, 2026: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• HR 207 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Franklin County Garden Club, National Garden Week -
  Apr 21, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1
• HB 2465 In committee 114
  Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds to the list of certain offenses required to be served at 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court undiminished by any sentence reduction credits, the attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit those offenses. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-501.
  Apr 15, 2026: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
• HB 1755 In committee 114
  DUI Offenses - As introduced, adds a 30-day mandatory minimum period of incarceration for persons convicted of driving under the influence if, at the time of the offense, the person was within a marked school zone and a warning flasher or flashers were in operation. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
  Apr 15, 2026: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
• HB 2442 In committee 114
  District Attorneys - As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the amount of notice the president of the district attorneys general conference must give members before calling a meeting at will. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
  Apr 15, 2026: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
• HB 2431 In committee 114
  South Pittsburg - Subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the city administrator reside within the municipal limits to instead require residence within a 50-mile radius of the municipal limits. - Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended.
  Apr 9, 2026: Re-ref Private Acts Committee
• HB 2162 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to submit the annual actuarial study of the TennCare program and participating managed care organizations, along with any related oral and written comments, to the designated legislative committees and offices in an electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 2, 2026: Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee
• HB 870 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an insurer, pharmacy benefits manager, or third-party administrator from changing or conditioning the terms of health plan coverage based on availability of financial or other product assistance for a prescription drug; establishes certain procedures for calculating an enrollee's contribution to an applicable cost sharing requirement. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Mar 10, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 2163 Introduced 114
  Health Care - As introduced, directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of legislative developments occurring in neighboring states within the last five years concerning patient access to and patient safety in the use of assisted reproductive technology; requires the commissioner to publish and transmit to the general assembly the commissioner's findings and recommendations no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 36; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 869 In committee 114
  Health Care - As enacted, revises present law relative to a patient's electronic health record and requires a health insurance entity to establish and maintain a provider access API and a prior authorization API; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 447
• HB 534 In committee 114
  Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation services; requires liability insurance coverage in a contract or agreement between a local board of education and an independent school bus contractor for such services to be in an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable law; permits evidence of such coverage to include a certificate of insurance from an insurance provider that lists the local board of education as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299
• HB 871 In committee 114
  Real Property - As enacted, adds requirements for declarant access to and use of deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit; makes other similar changes. - Amends TCA Title 66.
  Apr 30, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 180
• HJR 596 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Franklin County Library, 100th anniversary -
  Apr 29, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 533 In committee 114
  Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 247
• HB 995 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 231
• HB 532 In committee 114
  Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires a person who employs an unemancipated minor and who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the minor has been subjected to child sexual abuse or attempted child sexual abuse in the course of the minor’s employment or on the premises of the employer to report such knowledge or suspicion to the minor’s parent within 24 hours of discovering the abuse or attempted abuse; imposes a penalty of $1,000 for a first violation or $2,000 for a second or subsequent violation, to be paid to the commissioner of labor and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 50.
  Mar 19, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
• HB 872 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act," which establishes a medical cannabis program to be administered by the Tennessee medical cannabis program commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Feb 10, 2025: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee