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• HB 1764 In committee 114
  Military - As enacted, designates the national guard armory in McNairy County as the "Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins Army National Guard Armory." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1064
• HB 162 In committee 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, authorizes, until June 30, 2041, a county or municipality that levies a property tax to pay a property tax refund owed to a taxpayer through annual installments applied as credits against the taxpayer's future property taxes if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 67.
  May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1049
• HB 1760 Became law 114
  Codes - As enacted, expands present law's requirements for when a person engages a third-party inspector to complete locally required building inspections, as authorized in present law's statewide building construction safety standards. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.
  May 18, 2026: Pub. Ch. 958
• HB 705 Became law 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, generally requires a group policy in this state that provides hospital, surgical, or major medical expense insurance on an expense incurred basis to an employee or member to extend such policy coverage for a period of time when the employee or member has been terminated if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  May 18, 2026: Pub. Ch. 931
• HB 2652 Became law 114
  Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and department heads, excluding the town recorder, from the board of mayor and aldermen to the town manager. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended.
  May 1, 2026: Pr. Ch. 51
• HB 2651 Became law 114
  Grand Junction - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and aldermen to appoint a town administrator; specifies the duties of the town administrator; transfers certain duties of the mayor to the town administrator; changes the appointment of the city recorder from the mayor to the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 75 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended.
  May 1, 2026: Pr. Ch. 50
• HB 2624 Became law 114
  Adamsville - Subject to local approval, revises provisions relating to the filling of a vacancy in the office of mayor or on the city commission. - Amends Chapter 32 of the Private Acts of 2009.
  May 1, 2026: Pr. Ch. 43
• HB 1762 Passed Senate 114
  Registers of Deeds - As introduced, requires that a deed of conveyance of real property be prepared by an attorney licensed to practice in this state, a title insurance agent licensed in this state, the owner of the real property being transferred, or a person with legal authority to act on behalf of the owner of the real property being transferred; makes other changes related to deeds of conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 13; Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 24.
  Apr 22, 2026: H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in S. am. no. 1
• HB 189 In committee 114
  Taxes - As introduced, repeals the professional privilege tax for tax years that begin on and after June 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 505 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
• HB 291 In committee 114
  Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the institute of American civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to develop materials and curricula for a course in a baccalaureate degree program including American government or American history; requires each student enrolled in a public institution of higher education to complete a course of instruction that includes such curricula prior to the student obtaining a baccalaureate degree. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HB 1761 In committee 114
  Firefighters - As introduced, requires this state's employee assistance program, including components for mental health and wellness, to be available to all active members of a volunteer fire department and all active volunteer members of a combination fire department; makes various other changes. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-119 and Title 68, Chapter 102.
  Apr 15, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• HJR 1164 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Henry Wetter Morgan -
  Apr 14, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1132 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Personal Occasion - Novella Morrow, 102nd birthday -
  Apr 1, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 1131 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Death - Robert Randle Roll -
  Mar 24, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2618 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault against a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
  Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• HB 2195 In committee 114
  Safety - As introduced, requires an air medical communication specialist to be certified within six months of employment by certain listed certified flight programs. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140.
  Mar 10, 2026: No Action Taken
• HJR 796 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Rotary Club of Somerville, 50th anniversary -
  Feb 12, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• HB 2217 Introduced 114
  Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, removes provision that allows speakers to alternatively appoint a senator or representative whose district was in a central business improvement district as of January 1, 1999, as ex officio board of directors member. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 67.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 2197 Introduced 114
  Health Care - As introduced, authorizes an individual to submit a request for a pre-application determination of eligibility for an occupational license based on criminal history either in writing or electronically, rather than exclusively in writing, and updates the provision regarding judicial review to clarify that the 30-day window to petition the Davidson County chancery court is triggered by the receipt of either written or electronic notice of disqualification. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
  Feb 5, 2026: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 1763 In committee 114
  Naming and Designating - As introduced, redesignates the Legislative Plaza and War Memorial Plaza, respectively, in front of the War Memorial Building as the "Winfield Dunn War Memorial Plaza." - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1; Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 4.
  Jan 22, 2026: P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee
• HB 1435 Became law 114
  Oakland - Subject to local approval, establishes that the terms of office for mayor and alderman begin upon the official's swearing in on the first business day of the month following the month of the election for that office; designates five aldermanic positions, and allows for a sixth position, contingent on certain population metrics; provides for additional conditions for elected office. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended.
  Jun 4, 2025: Pr. Ch. 26
• HB 190 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As enacted, decreases from 0.20 to 0.15 percent the minimum weight of alcohol concentration in a defendant's blood or breath as an element of the offense of aggravated vehicular assault and in a defendant's blood as an element of the offense of aggravated vehicular homicide. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
  May 15, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 430
• HB 1406 Became law 114
  Fayette County - Subject to local approval, requires the county clerk rather than the county court clerk to collect the county wheel tax and keep the administrative fee associated with the issuance of the motor vehicle license upon payment of the tax; rather than using the tax revenue to pay down debt from school construction projects, requires 100 percent of the tax collected, excluding fees, to be placed in the county general fund for general fund use or transfer to the county capital projects fund to pay for capital costs for school construction and county facilities, or transfer to the county debt service fund to pay down debt issues for school construction and county facilities as determined during the county's annual budget process. - Amends Chapter 116 of the Private Acts of 2000.
  May 8, 2025: Pr. Ch. 7
• HB 904 In committee 114
  Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, allows a judge, hearing officer, or administrative judge to award a person or entity that prevails in an administrative or civil action brought against the person or entity attorneys' fees and costs incurred as a result of the administrative or civil action. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 27, Chapter 1 and Title 57, Chapter 1.
  Apr 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 227
• HB 150 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
  Apr 17, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.
• HJR 329 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Agape Child & Family Services, 55th anniversary -
  Mar 26, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 174 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to publish the school lunch menu on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 11, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
• HJR 102 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Cadet Petty Officer First Class Fernanda Ordonez and Cadet Ensign Ariana Gwynn, Meritorious Achievement Ribbon -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HJR 178 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Recognition - Peebles Funeral Home -
  Feb 21, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• HB 292 Introduced 114
  Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees that includes the names of the municipalities involved in the creation of an authority in the prior calendar year, the amount of land acquired and improved, specific details about the financing of the project, and any other information the department deems relevant. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 64.
  Feb 3, 2025: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
• HB 290 In committee 114
  Education - As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 944 of the Public Acts of 2024.
  Feb 3, 2025: P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review
• HB 151 In committee 114
  Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, changes the reimbursement amount for property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners; increases the reimbursement amount from payment on the first $175,000 of the full market value of the home to payment on the first $200,000 of the full market value. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.
  Jan 28, 2025: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
• HB 149 In committee 114
  Energy - As introduced, establishes a regulatory framework for solar energy facilities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 65, Chapter 17.
  Jan 28, 2025: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee