114 session

Public Records - As introduced, specifies that certain information related to the carrying out of a sentence of death is not confidential and is open to public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

2026-03-24 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

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.

2026-03-10 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Gaming - As introduced, allocates 2 percent of revenue from sports gaming in this state to programs that serve rural and urban at-risk youth. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49 and Title 67.

2026-02-05 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Election Laws - As introduced, directs the state coordinator of elections to promulgate rules regulating the spacing of political campaign signs by candidates seeking election to state and local offices. - Amends TCA Title 2.

2025-04-01 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of alcohol and drug abuse counselors to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 24.

2025-03-24 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 22

Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires a sheriff to accept the surrender of a criminal defendant on pretrial release by a bail bondsman or surety for good cause, pending a hearing by a court with jurisdiction to admit to bail to determine whether there is good cause for the surrender. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

2025-04-08 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

State Government - As introduced, enacts the "Government Serves the People Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Health, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the commissioner to conduct a study on creating new or streamlining existing pathways to careers as primary care providers in this state for individuals who have medical training as noncommissioned officers in the armed forces of the United States; requires the commissioner to conduct the study using existing department resources; requires the commissioner to deliver findings and recommendations from the study to the chief clerk of the senate, chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the legislative librarian no later than December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Handgun Permits - As introduced, extends the time, from 30 days to 60 days, within which a person whose handgun carry permit has been suspended or revoked may petition the chancery court for judicial review of the department of safety's final determination. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 70.

2026-03-23 — Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027

Memorials, Retirement - Mayor Billy Vogle -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabella Huddleston, Salutatorian, Central High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Reverend Jeff Kane -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Bacon & Company, Inc., 100th anniversary -

2025-04-02 — Transmitted to Governor for action.

Memorials, Sports - University of Memphis Athletic Department -

2025-05-02 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Allen Davis, Lebanon High School Teacher of the Year -

2025-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Beth McGhee-Folsom -

2025-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Greggory Joe Ridley, Mayor of Bledsoe County -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Broox Bennett, All-Region 1-3A second team -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” W. Edmonds, posthumous receipt of Medal of Honor -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Carlissa A. Shaw -

2025-03-06 — Sponsor(s) Added.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ashton Hardy, Valedictorian, Halls High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Anthony Smith, Valedictorian, Kirby High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Michael Grader, Johnson Alternative Learning Center Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-04 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Mining and Quarrying - As enacted, revises certain requirements to file liens for the reclamation of abandoned coal mining lands. - Amends TCA Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3.

2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 189

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates May 1 of each year as "Law Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

2026-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the local government insurance committee to June 30, 2032. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 7.

2026-03-16 — Pub. Ch. 544

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Mid-Cumberland human resource agency to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26.

2026-03-16 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 564

Kingsport - Subject to local approval, makes various changes to the charter, including when a vice-mayor is chosen by the board; when warrants to collect delinquent taxes may be issued; removes a requirement that a tentative appropriation ordinance must be published in a newspaper; changes from the 1st of July to the 1st of September when elected board of education members assume office and when such members must choose a president. - Amends Chapter 76 of the Private Acts of 1917; as amended.

2026-05-01 — Pr. Ch. 49

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.

2026-05-01 — Pr. Ch. 51

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes an antique emergency vehicle registered as an antique motor vehicle to be used for participation in, or transportation to and from, community or educational events, including displays at fairs, festivals, and schools, as well as during weekends and holidays; authorizes the installation and operation of emergency lights and sirens on a privately owned antique emergency vehicle under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 39-16-301 and Title 55.

2025-04-04 — Pub. Ch. 143

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Lilian Saban, Salutatorian, Zion Christian Academy -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Agricultural Crime Unit, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, 25th anniversary -

2026-03-31 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dariana Sanchez Arredondo, Salutatorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

2026-04-20 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Meaghan Miller, Valedictorian, Douglass High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Haley Odle, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Melvin Duley Cooper, Jr. -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Vollintine and Evergreen Greenline, 30th anniversary -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Abigail Brown, Third Honor, Upperman High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - AARP Tennessee Day -

2025-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Williamson County Veterans -

2025-02-04 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Certified Government Financial Manager Month -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Gary Arnold Flandro -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the sale or use of menstrual hygiene products from sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

2026-04-20 — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, states that certain nonprofit entities that contract with the department of children's services to provide community-based care or child welfare services shall not be held liable for damages resulting from an act or omission of the entity's employee or volunteer or a caregiver providing services on behalf of the entity if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 29; Title 36 and Title 37.

2026-02-11 — Withdrawn.

Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, incorporates amendments adopted to the Uniform Commercial Code by the Uniform Law Commission in 2018 and 2022. - Amends TCA Title 47.

2026-04-24 — Pub. Ch. 704

Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, creates a civil action for individuals who are the subject of an intimate image that is intentionally disclosed without the individual's consent under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

2026-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 712