114 session

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, specifies that the administrative office of the courts may distribute to the courts electronically the discharge from conditions of release form that is required to be sent to law enforcement agencies by the court when a defendant upon whom conditions of release have been imposed is discharged or released from those conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 16; Title 18; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-04-01 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Right to Die - As introduced, creates a process whereby an adult suffering from a terminal disease may request medication for the purpose of ending the adult's life in a humane and dignified manner if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 32; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

2025-03-04 — Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, revises present law relative to the privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in a hotel levied by municipalities. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67.

2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 372

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of fresh, frozen, and canned fruit and vegetables for human consumption from the food retail sales tax. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-228.

2025-03-12 — Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

TennCare - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare provider who participates in the TennCare or CoverKids programs from refusing to provide healthcare services to an enrollee based solely upon the enrollee’s refusal to obtain a vaccine or immunization; prohibits the bureau from reimbursing a healthcare provider in violation of such prohibition; requires the director to adopt rules. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-04-21 — Sponsor(s) Added.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, requires the commission, in consultation with the department of finance and administration, to submit a report to the general assembly of the state appropriations made to each land grant institution in this state from 1987 to 2020, on a per pupil basis, by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

2026-01-21 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

Education - As enacted, requires that certain employees of state special schools receive the same leave and certain other benefits as employees of LEAs and public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49.

2025-04-28 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Pest Control - As introduced, changes, from June 30 to July 15, the date on which a pesticide product's annual registration with the department of agriculture expires. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 28; Title 43, Chapter 8; Title 53, Chapter 1; Title 53, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 212.

2025-02-10 — Sponsor change.

Expunction - As introduced, authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility from the TBI, or court order in certain limited circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

2026-03-11 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Environmental Preservation - 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.

2025-02-26 — Failed for lack of motion in: Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, extends from January 15 to February 15, the date by which, every five years, the fiscal review committee must report to the chief clerks of the senate and the house of representatives of the general assembly the percentage of change in the average consumer price index (all items-city average) as published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics and must inform the general assembly what the statutory minimum and maximum authorized fine for each offense classification would be if adjusted to reflect the compounded cost-of-living increases during the five-year period. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.

2026-04-07 — Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, expands the period of peacetime military service of a member of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) that the member may purchase for creditable service in TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34.

2025-04-02 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare practitioner to prescribe and a pharmacist to dispense a prescribed, bronchodilator rescue inhaler to an authorized entity to be administered to a person believed to be experiencing asthma symptoms or respiratory distress in an emergency situation, under a standing protocol from the healthcare practitioner; encourages schools in LEAs and public charter schools to keep bronchodilator rescue inhalers to be administered to students believed to be having asthma symptoms or in respiratory distress in an emergency situation. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

2025-05-08 — Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 07/01/2026

Charitable Solicitations - As enacted, corrects a reference in the charitable solicitations law that requires educational institutions be approved as such by the Tennessee public charter school commission rather than the state board of education to be exempt from registration requirements. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5.

2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 251

Sexual Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Sexual Violence Justice Act," making various changes to the requirements for investigating sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67.

2025-03-26 — Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that prior to the acquisition of assets of a natural gas utility regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission by a new owner or any other change in control of such assets, the commission has exclusive authority to approve the acquisition or change in control, including the assignment of franchise rights, upon a finding by the commission that such transfers of assets or control is in the public interest. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

2026-03-16 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 532

Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, allocates 1 percent of the revenue from sports gaming in this state to the department to be used to support veterans services in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 58; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-02-10 — Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Cannabis Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-04-01 — Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Driver Licenses - As introduced, lowers the minimum age, from 25 to 21, that is necessary to receive an initial school bus endorsement. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102; Title 49 and Title 55.

2025-03-24 — Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

Business and Commerce - As introduced, prohibits an individual without a valid transportation network license from accepting or transporting a prearranged ride originating in this state; requires the department of commerce and insurance to issue transportation network licenses to eligible individuals; limits the issuance of transportation network licenses to residents of this state and residents of certain out-of-state counties adjacent to this state. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 3.

2025-02-10 — Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to compile a list of all of the educator preparation providers' teacher training requirements for licensed educators to teach students in any of the grades K-12 who are employees of a local education agency or public charter school; requires the department to publish the list on the department's website and submit the list to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over educator licensure by June 30 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

2025-03-25 — Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, requires, by September 1, 2025, the registry of election finance to issue a report to the speakers, the legislative librarian, and the office of legislative budget analysis on the use of digital currency being contributed to candidates and political campaign committees throughout the last five years. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 2, Chapter 19; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 55 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.

2025-02-06 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Health Care - As introduced, extends from March 1 to April 1, the date by which the department of health must submit to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over health a report with de-identified aggregate claims data on every inpatient and outpatient discharge that includes coded drug poisonings as reported for the calendar year two years prior to the current year by licensed hospitals to the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 44; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

2025-02-10 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Memorials, Sports - Max Moody and Rex Reagan, national fishing champions -

2026-03-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Greer Addison Herring, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -

2026-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Halle Runions, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

2026-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Lelan Statom -

2026-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Golden, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Heroism - Evan Boyd -

2025-02-21 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Sam Wofford -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Marv West -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Rujena Dotson, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2026-04-20 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Aubrey Zuniga, Top Ten Senior, Cornersville High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Casey Griffis, Top Ten Senior, Cornersville High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Abigail Finley, Valedictorian, Cornersville High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Peter Wilson, Top Ten Senior, Forrest School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Pollinator Week -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Spain Men's National Team -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Japan Men's National Team -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Annabella Culwell, 2025 Warren County Fairest of the Fair -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to authorize local boards of education to approve lotteries conducted by nonprofit school support organizations; requires that the net proceeds of the lottery’s revenues be allocated to the local education agency to be used for educational or extracurricular purposes. -

2026-04-15 — Taken off notice for cal. in Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Memorials, Death - Billie "Bill" Gray Speck -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Sloan Darby, 2026 Miss Greenfield Princess -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tessa Blair Littrell, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Freely Fest -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joseph Johnson, Valedictorian, Brentwood High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Eddie Smith, Public Charter School Commission -

2025-03-06 — H. subst. & concurred in SJR 87