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Memorials, Sports - West Valley Middle School Lady Wolves basketball team, Class AAA State Championship -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Kenlee McDonald, National Civics Bee -

2025-04-23 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Public Service - Wayne Elam -

2025-04-25 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Noe Alejandra Portillo Canizales, Salutatorian, Hunters Lane High School -

2025-04-25 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mya Cathey, Valedictorian, Power Center Academy High School -

2025-04-25 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Recognition - Kortland Whalum -

2025-04-25 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Sports - Ben Hill, West Tennessee All-Star Game -

2026-01-21 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Tarius Johnson, Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame -

2026-03-05 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Recognition - Adamsville High School band students, Mid-South Honor Band -

2026-04-09 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Noelle Minton, Salutatorian, Munford High School -

2026-04-15 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alexander Li, Salutatorian, Arlington High School -

2026-04-15 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Samuel Beasley, Valedictorian, Halls High School -

2026-04-15 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Interns - John "Jack" Bulmer -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Debbie Hamby, Cumberland Medical Center -

2025-03-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Comptroller, State - As introduced, deletes antiquated language that required the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller to submit a report by November 1, 2018, to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives regarding the formation and operation of community schools. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49.

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

Advertising - As introduced, requires just compensation to be paid for the acquisition or removal of an outdoor advertising device lawfully erected; prohibits the use of amortization to provide such just compensation. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Section 54-21-107.

2026-04-15 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Civil Procedure - As introduced, specifies that an unauthorized alien does not have standing to commence or appear as a plaintiff in certain civil actions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 20; Title 28 and Title 29.

2025-02-11 — Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, removes an obsolete requirement for the commissioner to conduct a study of this state's insurance laws to determine what impediments, if any, exist under the laws or policies that may be deterrents for insurance companies in this state to underwrite policies of insurance to insure a person who has used force that is justified, including deadly force, in protecting such person's self or property, and to report the results of the study to the general assembly no later than March 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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

Taxes, Personal Property - As introduced, authorizes, subject to a two-thirds vote of the legislative body, the county trustee or other property tax collecting official in Hamilton County to decline to bill or refer for collection a de minimis personal property tax totaling less than $20 under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-2013.

2025-03-19 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

Abortion - As introduced, creates an exception to the offense of criminal abortion if the person who performed or attempted to perform the abortion was a licensed physician and the patient's pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.

2025-03-11 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, students participating in the individualized education account program, or students participating in the education savings account program to conduct background checks prior to employing a teacher or person who will have direct contact with school children or access to school grounds when children are present. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

2025-03-25 — Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school in the LEA that enrolls at least 600 students in grades 10 through 12; requires each LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school for which the LEA receives such funding from the department. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-02-12 — Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

Controlled Substances - As introduced, removes Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) and Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCp) from the list of authorized hemp-derived cannabinoids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 27.

2026-04-15 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the importation, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.

2026-03-18 — No Action Taken

Taxes - As introduced, extends from December 31 to January 15, the date by which the department of finance and administration must annually report in writing to the chairs of the committees of both houses having subject matter jurisdiction over finance-related matters and transportation matters, the total amount of aviation fuel tax revenues collected for the preceding fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 67.

2025-02-12 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires each local education agency (LEA) to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-02-12 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires law enforcement agencies and officials to communicate with federal officials regarding the immigration status only for an individual who has been arrested for a criminal offense; sets a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a law enforcement agency that does not comply to be enforced by the attorney general and reporter. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 40 and Chapter 716 of the Public Acts of 2024.

2025-03-18 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires TACIR to study overall road safety and submit its recommendations to the chair of the committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over transportation matters, the chair of the transportation and safety committee of the senate, and the legislative librarian on or before January 15, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 55.

2025-02-12 — Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

Education - As introduced, creates the division of early child care and education within the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

2025-03-11 — Reset on Final cal. of K-12 Subcommittee

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires health insurance carriers to provide mental health coverage in parity with alcoholism and drug dependence coverage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-03-19 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, specifies that a filing office in receipt of a petition for review filed by a secured party contesting a public official's affidavit that a financing statement was filed without legal cause submit the UCC financing statement that is the subject of the petition and the notarized affidavit of the public official to the administrative procedures division of the office of the secretary of state, in addition to the existing requirement that the petition itself be submitted; requires the prevailing party in the contested case hearing to provide the filing office with a copy of the administrative law judge's determination. - Amends TCA Title 47.

2025-04-30 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 171

Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes, subject to appropriation, an institution of higher education to request to redirect the institution's capital outlay funds for purposes other than those set out in the 2022 appropriations act; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 49; Title 66 and Title 67.

2025-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 467

Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop or pedestrian stop, on or after January 1, 2026, to inform the person stopped of the reason for the stop before engaging the person in questioning related to an investigation of a possible criminal offense or traffic violation; permits the officer to withhold such information if the officer believes that doing so is necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

2025-02-12 — Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Expunction - As introduced, requires a clerk of a court with criminal jurisdiction to automatically remove and destroy all public records of a conviction for a Class E felony or misdemeanor that is eligible for expunction, one year after the person has completed any sentence imposed by the court. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 18 and Title 40.

2025-03-26 — Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, extends the term of the current city judge by one year in order to have the election of the city judge coincide with the elections for members of the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

2025-06-04 — Pr. Ch. 13

Public Officials - As introduced, authorizes recall elections for elected members of a local legislative body, city and county mayors, sheriffs, trustees, registers, clerks, assessors of property, and members of a school board. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 47 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

2026-01-14 — Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

Assessors - As introduced, creates the Tennessee assessor of property certification board to review qualifications for the county office of assessor of property; creates new qualifications for such office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 18 and Title 67, Chapter 1.

2026-03-30 — Taken off notice for cal. in Government Operations Committee

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, allows certain felony offenders to petition to have the offender's criminal history records sealed after completion of all requirements of sentencing and at least five years without being convicted of a new offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

2026-02-02 — Withdrawn.

Evidence - As introduced, permits the introduction into evidence of a video recording of a child victim being interviewed by a forensic interviewer regarding sexual or physically violent contact with the child if the forensic interviewer is an employee of the department of children's services and meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2 and Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.

2026-01-21 — Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, extends for one year the annual report the department must submit to committees of the general assembly regarding blocked highway-rail grade crossings data collected by the federal railroad administration. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

2026-04-20 — Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

Nuisances - As introduced, prohibits any cause of action for nuisance, taking, or another claim against a racing facility or racetrack by the owner of a surrounding real property if the racing facility or racetrack was built before the owner of the surrounding real property purchased the real property or built in the area of the racing facility or racetrack, regardless of the date on which the cause of action is alleged to have arisen; prohibits a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, or regulation that would restrict, limit, or prohibit the operation of a racing facility or racetrack in a manner inconsistent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 29.

2026-03-04 — Def. to Summer Study in Civil Justice Subcommittee

State Government - As enacted, requires either the executive head or president of each public institution of higher education, or the chief executive head of any of its campuses to submit an annual attestation of compliance to the comptroller of the treasury no later than January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion; authorizes the attorney general to make certain related investigations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1083

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, imposes a tax on electric power used in all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; requires electric vehicle power dealers to register for collection of the tax; establishes other regulations for electric vehicle charging stations. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

2026-02-10 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

Public Contracts - As enacted, requires a state department, agency, or official who contracts with a business to acquire property or services to make payments under the contract to the business within a certain time frame after receipt of the invoice; requires such state departments, agencies, and officials to annually report to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives the number and aggregate amount of late payments made for the preceding fiscal year and the amount of interest paid and outstanding on such late payments. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.

2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894

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.

2025-01-28 — Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Healthcare Liability - As introduced, removes the three-year statute of repose for a healthcare liability action based on an injury that was not discovered when the negligent act or injury occurred so that the action may be brought within one year from the date of such discovery. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 29.

2026-02-03 — Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee