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• HB 2662 Became law 114
  Lexington - Subject to local approval, clarifies the duties of the mayor as the chief executive officer of the city; authorizes the mayor to suspend an employee; clarifies that office of mayor is a full-time position. - Amends Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten.
  May 27, 2026: Pr. Ch. 66
• HB 2023 In committee 114
  Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 40-24-109.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1115
• HB 2327 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to allow a private pay provider who is under contract with a parent or legal guardian of a student with autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays who is enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, access to the student during the school day to provide the student with private pay services in educational settings as long as the educational settings in which private pay services are provided do not conflict with the student's educational placement; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1112
• HB 484 Became law 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health insurer that issues, amends, delivers, or renews a contract or agreement for a health benefit plan to take effect on or after January 1, 2027, to include coverage for biomarker testing; requires a TennCare health benefit plan that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for biomarker testing when medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.
  May 14, 2026: Pub. Ch. 929
• HB 2387 In committee 114
  Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates the annual winner of the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree as the state champion fiddler in this state. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 15.
  May 4, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 729
• HB 2022 Became law 114
  Trenton - Subject to local approval, expands the responsibilities of the city recorder to include the administration of functions for necessary and proper municipal operations, and to make such reports of the finances of the city as required and called on by the Mayor and Board; expands the residency requirement for the chief of police by authorizing the chief to reside anywhere in the county rather than just the city. - Amends Chapter 14 of the Private Acts of 2011.
  May 1, 2026: Pr. Ch. 42
• HB 2243 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
  May 1, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 797
• HB 1770 In committee 114
  Health Care - As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
  Apr 28, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 697
• HJR 1290 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Personal Occasion - Barry and Connie Martin, 50th wedding anniversary -
  Apr 20, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2281 In committee 114
  State Government - As introduced, requires departments, agencies, and other state governmental entities to make information and records available, including by means of direct electronic access, to the staff of the general assembly's fiscal review committee; requires the department of finance and administration to provide the office of legislative budget analysis with access to applicable state budget formulation and management systems. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 13; Title 3, Chapter 14 and Title 3, Chapter 7.
  Apr 16, 2026: Reset on Final cal. 3 of Calendar & Rules Committee
• HB 406 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, lowers from every three years to every two years, the time within which the advisory committee composed of medical device industry representatives and a representative of the department of economic and community development must review rules regarding the board of pharmacy's oversight of facilities that manufacture, warehouse, and distribute medical devices in order to review the advancements of new medical device technologies. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 2021 In committee 114
  Podiatrists - As enacted, changes the scope of practice of a podiatrist from a person who examines, diagnoses, or treats, in addition to the ailments of the human foot and ankle, the soft tissue of the lower leg distal to the tibial tuberosity, instead of the soft tissue structures extending no higher than the distal tibial metaphyseal flair. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Apr 13, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 675
• HJR 1159 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Huntingdon High School Fillies, Class 2-A girls' basketball state champions -
  Apr 9, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2389 In committee 114
  Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use of psychotropic medications and the psychotropic medications' associated costs with certain list categories and data points that must be included in each report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 659
• HB 2390 In committee 114
  Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.
  Apr 6, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 618
• HB 2388 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, limits, for Carroll County, the weighted full-time equivalent average daily attendance for which the county is required to apportion all school funds collected by the county for current operation and maintenance purposes to that generated by students whose primary legal residence is located in Carroll County. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 49, Chapter 3.
  Mar 25, 2026: No Action Taken
• HB 2315 In committee 114
  Psychologists - As introduced, creates prescribing authority for certain psychologists if certain conditions and prerequisites are met. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Mar 25, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
• HJR 871 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Dorris Parkins -
  Feb 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 849 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Eric Swenson, 2025 TFCA Division 1, Class 2A Coach of the Year and West Tennessee Coach of the Year -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 850 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Huntingdon High School football team, Division 1, Class 2A state champions -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2391 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a student to be denied the privilege of participating in physical activity during the school day if the student engages in certain prohibited conduct or behavior; allows a teacher or administrator, as a form of discipline, to remove a student from, or deny a student participation in, any physical activity or physical activity period, or to assign a student alternative lessons, assignments, or activities, including physical activities, to improve the student's conduct or behavior. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1021.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
• HB 1655 In committee 114
  Health Care - As introduced, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.
  Jan 21, 2026: P2C, ref. to Health Committee
• HB 996 In committee 114
  Psychologists - As introduced, creates prescribing authority for certain psychologists if certain conditions and prerequisites are met. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
  Jan 20, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HB 1428 Became law 114
  Milan - Subject to local approval, requires the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to fill a vacancy declared for an office of Alderman within 60 days of such vacancy; authorizes the mayor to make temporary appointments to the office of city attorney or city judge in cases of sickness, absence, or other temporary disability; makes other changes to the city charter. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999; as amended.
  Jun 4, 2025: Pr. Ch. 20
• HB 1244 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, removes the aggregate penalty limits for violations of law concerning pharmacy benefits managers; provides that a pharmacy benefits manager regulated under law relative to pharmacy benefits managers is subject to the insurance laws relative to timely reimbursement of health insurance claims and its requirements for timing of payments to pharmacists; provides that a violation of the prompt pay standards is governed by the penalties set out in insurance laws relative to timely reimbursement of health insurance claims. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 446
• HB 874 In committee 114
  Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act." - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 47.
  May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 368
• HB 329 In committee 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, authorizes categorizing certain foreign multiple employer welfare arrangements as domestic multiple employer welfare arrangements if specific conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 26.
  May 2, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 161
• HB 173 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, establishes TennCare minimum and maximum reimbursement rate levels for rural hospitals and requires that the reimbursement rate is based on the rural hospital's current federal fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
  Apr 9, 2025: Placed behind the budget
• HB 195 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, establishes separate reimbursement rates for ground-based rural ambulance services and urban ambulance services provided to TennCare recipients; allows for certain rural ambulance service providers to receive emergency medical services equipment grants. - Amends TCA Title 71.
  Apr 9, 2025: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
• HJR 69 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges State to adopt a plan to make Tennessee healthy. -
  Apr 1, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 68 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Old Time Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Jamboree -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 130 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Jackie Daniel Wood -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 875 Introduced 114
  Safety - As introduced, decreases from five to three the number of business days an ambulance service provider has to furnish to a patient or their authorized representative a copy of the patient's run record upon written request; decreases from five to three the number of business days an ambulance service provider has to furnish a copy of the patient's run record to a surveyor employed by the health facilities commission upon written request. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Feb 6, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 172 In committee 114
  Medical Occupations - As introduced, requires a person who is licensed to practice a healing art; who was an officer in the commissioned medical corps of the army, the navy, the air force, or the public health service of the United States; and who was subsequently discharged, instead of honorably discharged, to register with the appropriate board licensing that profession. - Amends TCA Title 63.
  Jan 28, 2025: P2C, ref. to Health Committee