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• HB 1844 In committee 114
  Children - As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1092
• HB 1847 Became law 114
  Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65.
  May 18, 2026: Pub. Ch. 961
• HB 2284 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, includes in the offense of criminal trespass intrusion on property, or any portion of property, without the consent of the owner, by driving, parking, or otherwise operating a motorized vehicle or bicycle. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 59; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 70.
  May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 907
• HB 388 Became law 114
  Municipal Government - As enacted, extends from June 30, 2028, to June 30, 2038, the deadline by which a municipality that continues to receive an allocation of state sales tax revenue pursuant to the now-repealed Courthouse Square Revitalization Pilot Project Act of 2005, will continue to receive the allocation of the revenue. - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
  May 14, 2026: Pub. Ch. 926
• HJR 1649 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Retirement - Coach Lamar Rogers -
  May 11, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2160 In committee 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: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 860
• HJR 1339 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Run for the Wall Week -
  May 1, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2334 In committee 114
  Boards and Commissions - As introduced, transfers oversight of the board of boiler rules and the elevator and amusement device safety board from the department of labor and workforce development to the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62 and Title 68.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 1148 In committee 114
  Controlled Substances - As introduced, removes Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) and Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCp) from the list of authorized hemp-derived cannabinoids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 27.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
• HB 1846 In committee 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, eliminates liability for rollback taxes on agricultural, forest, or open space land with a greenbelt classification when the land is sold; requires that a buyer of property with a greenbelt classification submit a new application to renew the property's greenbelt classification. - Amends TCA Section 11-14-307; Section 11-14-406; Section 11-7-109; Title 66; Section 67-4-409; Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 10 and Section 67-5-2402.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HJR 1145 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - American Legion Post 137, 100th anniversary -
  Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1144 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Scotty Phillips -
  Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 387 In committee 114
  Medical Occupations - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare provider from inquiring as to a patient's ownership, possession of, or access to firearm ammunition or firearm accessories; subjects the healthcare provider to disciplinary action and a fine of $1,000 if the healthcare provider makes such inquires. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 24, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 2331 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from contracting with a state department, agency, or entity if the pharmacy benefits manager has been disciplined by the department of finance and administration or the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Mar 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
• HB 2332 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from reimbursing a contracted pharmacy for a prescription drug or device or a pharmacy service in an amount that is less than the greatest of certain listed amounts and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  Mar 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
• HB 2333 In committee 114
  Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from certain listed actions, including modifying, restricting, or denying a medication ordered by a healthcare prescriber; requires that a request for a formulary exception or prior authorization be granted or denied by a pharmacy benefits manager within a specified amount of time or such request is deemed approved. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.
  Mar 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
• HB 1848 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an insurer from denying, conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of, or discriminating in the pricing of a medicare supplement policy if an applicant meets certain listed requirements, including a non-age eligible person who submits an application for enrollment in a medicare supplement policy with a different insurer within 60 days of such person's birthday and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  Mar 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
• HB 1849 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes counties and cities to create by majority vote of the local legislative body the elected office of school superintendent. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.
  Feb 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
• HB 1845 In committee 114
  Children - As introduced, requires, in contested child custody, dependency and neglect, adoption, and guardianship proceedings in which the court has appointed a guardian ad litem, a court to order the child to be evaluated by a qualified expert unless the court determines an examination is unnecessary; requires the expert to submit a report containing certain information; specifies that the submitted report constitutes prima facie evidence of the child's condition and the factors relevant to the child's best interest; specifies various other requirements for the guardian ad litem's consideration of the report and the allocation of the examination costs. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
  Feb 17, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HJR 861 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kay McCrary, Pine Haven Elementary Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 855 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jamie Andrews, 2025-2026 Pine Haven Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Grades 5-8 -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 853 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Eddie Cook, Tennessee School Boards Association Quarter Century Club -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 857 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amy Thoman, York Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 859 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Della Sandoval, South Fentress Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 852 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tasha Hull, 2025-2026 Clarkrange High School Teacher of the Year for Grades 9-12 -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 858 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kellye Stone, Allardt Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 854 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Pam Conatser, 2025-2026 Allardt Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Pre-K-4 -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 860 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Shannon Phillips, South Fentress Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 856 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kendra West, 2025-2026 York Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 1783 In committee 114
  Courts, Juvenile - As introduced, requires the department of children's services, and others, to provide certain information to court-appointed special advocates in order to provide judicial officers with the most comprehensive information to be used in the consideration of the placement and custody of a child. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.
  Feb 2, 2026: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
• HB 386 In committee 114
  Children - As enacted, increases the age of an infant from 14 days or younger to 45 days or younger who can be received by a facility without the mother being subject to criminal liability. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 420
• HB 393 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 436
• HB 1440 In committee 114
  Morgan County - Subject to local approval, establishes that the County Attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney appointed or hired subject to the vote of the Morgan County Commission to serve a four-year term and does not need to be a resident of Morgan County to serve as County Attorney. - Amends Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended.
  May 14, 2025: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 10
• HJR 646 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Run for the Wall Week -
  May 5, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 674 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Vietnam War, 50th anniversary of its end -
  May 2, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 392 In committee 114
  Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and reports the data, and if the group of students has at least 20 valid test scores in math or English language arts for at least one grade band; and data for the college and career readiness indicator if the school has at least 20 students in a graduating cohort. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219
• HB 1147 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to submit an annual report, by July 31 each year, to legislative committees having jurisdiction over postsecondary education detailing, for each of the five immediately preceding academic years for which the corporation awarded scholarships, the amount appropriated by the general assembly for the scholarship program, the total number of scholarship applications received by the corporation, the total number of scholarship recipients, and the average scholarship award amount. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 14, 2025: Placed behind the budget
• HB 382 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, authorizes a local education agency to implement the law enforcement against drugs and violence (L.E.A.D.) program in schools operated by the LEA; authorizes an LEA's implementation of the L.E.A.D. program to be in lieu of the DARE program. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1.
  Apr 4, 2025: Pub. Ch. 95
• HB 478 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, specifies that a person does not commit an offense if the person possesses or carries a firearm into an area that is posted if, upon the request of an individual authorized to control access to the property, the person immediately leaves the property or stores the firearm in a personal vehicle in accordance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
  Apr 2, 2025: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
• HB 1149 In committee 114
  Boats, Boating - As introduced, prohibits certain activities, such as fishing, near public boat launches, docks, boats, and marinas so as to interfere with the use of such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 67; Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70.
  Apr 1, 2025: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 383 Became law 114
  Infectious Diseases - As enacted, directs the commissioner of health to, on or before July 1, 2025, add alpha-gal syndrome to the department of health's published list of reportable diseases and conditions, the occurrence of which must be reported to the department by a healthcare provider pursuant to existing administrative rule. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 31, 2025: Pub. Ch. 56
• HB 385 In committee 114
  Taxes - As introduced, requires TennCare to certify an eligible healthcare provider's unreimbursed costs in a calendar year as charitable contributions made exclusively for public purposes to TennCare; requires eligible healthcare providers to pay TennCare $25 annually to receive such certification. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.
  Mar 25, 2025: Taken off notice for cal. in Insurance Committee
• HB 588 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony for altering or defacing a permanent distinguishing number on a firearm and selling, purchasing, or possessing such a firearm with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40.
  Mar 19, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HJR 215 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Meadow Hayes, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 214 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Teresa Cochran, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 218 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Eric Enger, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 216 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Haylee Martin, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 217 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Lily Shelton, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 213 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Aaron Summerall, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -
  Feb 27, 2025: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
• HJR 77 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - TVA-affiliated distributors -
  Feb 10, 2025: Received from House, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee