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• SB 1326 Became law 114
  Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, provides that a collecting official or the division of property assessments is not required to request documentation verifying the income of an elderly person seeking tax relief if the applicant is at least 80 years old and meets certain other requirements. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.
  May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1063
• SJR 1078 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Mariana Perez Pita -
  May 1, 2026: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1638 Became law 114
  State Symbols - As enacted, designates "Tennessee" by Drew Holcomb as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
  Apr 23, 2026: Pub. Ch. 668
• SB 2498 In committee 114
  Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to promulgate rules relating to cash transaction rounding. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 67.
  Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
• SB 1205 In committee 114
  Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the sale or use of menstrual hygiene products from sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
  Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
• SB 2683 In committee 114
  Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the sale or use of feminine hygiene products from sales and use tax; directs the department of education to ensure feminine hygiene products are placed into and made available to students for free in a public school upon the request of a public school administrator, board, or director of schools. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
  Apr 20, 2026: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
• SB 2010 In committee 114
  Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, creates the "Regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Health Care Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Apr 7, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2495 In committee 114
  Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, requires employers to pay employees an hourly wage of at least $20 beginning January 1, 2027, with annual adjustments by the commissioner of labor and workforce development based on increases in the consumer price index; establishes posting mandates, civil liability for violations, and a two-to-three-year statute of limitations for recovery actions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 29; Title 47; Title 50; Title 57; Title 58; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Apr 7, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2681 In committee 114
  Energy - As introduced, enacts the "Bring Your Own Generation Act." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1002; Section 67-6-102 and Title 68.
  Apr 7, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2015 In committee 114
  Appropriations - As introduced, prohibits this state from obligating, appropriating, or otherwise expending state funds, personnel, or other state resources to support any United States immigration and customs enforcement activities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 39.
  Apr 6, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
• SB 2494 In committee 114
  Governor - As introduced, prohibits the governor from making a decision regarding the option to not enroll or to disenroll this state in the summer electronic transfer benefits program, unless authorized by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 71.
  Apr 1, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 2060 In committee 114
  State Employees - As introduced, requires certain government employers to provide job-protected unpaid leave for a qualifying medical emergency to employees that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 50.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 2038 In committee 114
  State Government - As introduced, enacts the "No Corporate Land Giveaways Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 12.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 2682 In committee 114
  Public Officials - As introduced, requires certain public officials and their spouses to divest certain assets or place such assets in a blind trust by a date certain. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 48.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 2012 In committee 114
  General Assembly - As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to determine an equivalent number of legislative conferences, or number of legislative conference days, for which a member of the senate or house of representatives is entitled to attend for purposes of receiving expense and mileage allowances. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 2492 In committee 114
  Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, prohibits governmental entities from preventing certain persons from entering correctional institutions used to house aliens for the purpose of conducting oversight. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 697 In committee 114
  Industrial Development - As introduced, removes restriction prohibiting county officers from serving on industrial development corporation boards; adds county assessor of property and county trustee as members of such boards. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53.
  Mar 25, 2026: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
• SB 2497 In committee 114
  Immigration - As introduced, prohibits the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security from entering into and conducting law enforcement activities in a healthcare facility, physician's office, or a shelter located in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 52; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
  Mar 24, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 1183 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates a criminal offense of storing or keeping a firearm in any place if the firearm is not secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device that is properly engaged so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user; punishes a violation of the offense as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2628 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Fair Background Check and Due Process Act." - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 50; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 71.
  Mar 23, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2011 In committee 114
  Law Enforcement - As introduced, enacts the "Stop American Gestapo Act (SAGA)." - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.
  Mar 23, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 1809 In committee 114
  Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Mar 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
• SB 1156 In committee 114
  Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the sale of food containing nanotechnology created by humans that is capable of collecting and transmitting data unless the food is labeled as containing nanotechnology. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.
  Mar 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
• SB 617 In committee 114
  Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, authorizes the use of campaign funds for the payment of fines, fees, and penalties assessed for the violation of campaign finance or ethics laws. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.
  Mar 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 2009 Passed Senate 114
  Naming and Designating - As introduced, designates the bog turtle as an official state reptile. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-321.
  Mar 12, 2026: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SB 2499 In committee 114
  TennCare - As introduced, requires a managed care organization or pharmacy benefits manager that is contracted with the bureau to reimburse a claim for a long-acting injectable drug intended for treatment and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and administered in a pharmacy, physician's office, clinic, ambulatory surgical treatment center, or hospital. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
  Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 2680 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or equipment manufactured or sold by entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries to support any part of their operations; requires such utilities and centers to report to the comptroller of the treasury; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 65 and Title 68.
  Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SB 499 In committee 114
  Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
  Mar 10, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• SR 318 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Evangelical Christian School girls' soccer team, state runner-up -
  Mar 5, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0
• SR 317 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Sports - Jackson Roberts, individual bowling state runner-up -
  Mar 5, 2026: Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0
• SB 2500 In committee 114
  Judicial Districts - As introduced, deletes obsolete statute creating the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts, which ceased to exist upon completion of the task force's report and recommendations in 2019. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2501 In committee 114
  Ethics - As introduced, requires Shelby County to create a county ethics commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
• SB 2008 In committee 114
  Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resiliency Fund Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 9; Title 60; Title 67 and Title 68.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
• SB 2687 Introduced 114
  Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Agriculture Recovery and Investment in Family Farm (TARIFF) Relief Act," which creates a fund within the state treasury for the purpose of making grants to family farmers who have struggled with high input costs and market losses resulting from tariffs on agricultural goods, equipment, and machinery. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 43.
  Feb 5, 2026: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
• SB 2496 In committee 114
  Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, prohibits a hospital from negotiating or entering into an anti-competitive agreement or engage in anti-competitive conduct with other hospitals in this state; prohibits state funds from being used to facilitate, or otherwise further, an activity that constitutes the active supervision of anti-competitive conduct in the healthcare sector. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 13.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• SB 2686 Introduced 114
  Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resilient Tennessee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.
  Feb 5, 2026: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
• SB 2685 Introduced 114
  Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to prohibit the sale of a food product that includes certain chemical ingredients, unless it has a warning label, if the FDA requires the ingredient to be disclosed and the food product is intended to be consumed by humans. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.
  Feb 5, 2026: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
• SB 2679 In committee 114
  Military - As introduced, enacts the "Bring Our National Guard Home Act," which requires, no later than five business days after the effective date of this bill, the governor to rescind each order of deployment of members of the Tennessee national guard outside of this state and recall all members of the Tennessee national guard who are deployed outside of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 58.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SB 2420 In committee 114
  Sentencing - As introduced, reduces the time within which a sentencing hearing must be held from within 45 days after a finding of guilt to within 30 days after the finding of guilt. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 2517 In committee 114
  Election Laws - As introduced, changes the deadline, from January 31 to January 15, for the coordinator of elections to file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives following an election conducted under a convenience voting pilot project. - Amends TCA Title 2.
  Feb 5, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• SJR 418 Adopted 114
  Memorials, Interns - Joshua Blackwell -
  May 2, 2025: Signed by Governor.
• SB 1417 Became law 114
  Education - As enacted, requires a school support organization and a group or organization that collects and raises money, materials, property, or securities while representing itself to be a school support organization to annually provide a detailed report of the organization's receipts and expenditures while representing itself to be a school support organization to the department of education by July 1 each year, unless the school support organization is a booster club, parent teacher association, parent teacher organization, or parent teacher support association; requires the department to publish the reports on the department's website for at least three years from the date on which the report was submitted. - Amends TCA Title 49.
  Apr 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 277
• SB 1106 In committee 114
  Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, clarifies that the exemption from claims of creditors for the net amount payable under a policy of life insurance or under an annuity contract upon the life of a person made for the benefit of, or assigned to, the spouse, children, or dependent relatives of the person includes claims through execution, attachment, seizure, and garnishment, and that use of exempt funds does not change the classification of the funds used from exempt to nonexempt. - Amends TCA Title 56.
  Apr 4, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 150
• SB 498 In committee 114
  Driver Licenses - As enacted, deletes requirement that certified copy of court order that withdraws order denying driving privileges for juvenile offender be submitted to the department of safety within 10 days of issuance. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.
  Apr 4, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 142
• SB 141 Passed Senate 114
  Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to establish and administer a student pedestrian protection grant program; under certain conditions, authorizes grants to be awarded to local governments for designing, constructing, and repairing sidewalk infrastructure around public schools. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 54 and Title 55.
  Apr 3, 2025: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• SB 1325 In committee 114
  Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it an offense for farmers to keep breeding pigs and veal calves in certain small enclosures, subject to certain exceptions, effective July 1, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 40, Chapter 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53.
  Apr 1, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 572 In committee 114
  Courts, General Sessions - As introduced, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the jurisdictional dollar limit for general sessions courts in civil cases generally. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 16 and Title 29.
  Mar 31, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SJR 16 Adopted 114
  General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Tennesseans to donate feminine hygiene products to local schools. -
  Mar 28, 2025: Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
• SB 500 In committee 114
  Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Protect Kids Not Guns Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70.
  Mar 21, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
• SB 701 In committee 114
  Libraries - As introduced, prohibits libraries from banning, removing, or otherwise restricting access to a book or other material based solely on its viewpoint or the messages, ideas, or opinions it conveys, except as otherwise authorized. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.
  Mar 19, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee