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Memorials, Recognition - Benny Jett, NSDAR Mary Desha Medal for Youth -

2026-01-14 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Randy Roysden, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2026-02-10 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jessica Hill, Santa Fe Unit School Teacher of the Year -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - 105th Attack Squadron, 105th anniversary -

2026-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Creek Wood High School boys' bowling team, TSSAA Division I, Region 6 champions -

2026-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hailey Renee Butler, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -

2026-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zoey Nicholas, Valedictorian, Pickett County High School -

2026-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Coach Scott Shepherd -

2026-04-22 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lily Amelia Huddleston, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School -

2026-04-22 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Marilyn Peete Hilliard -

2026-04-23 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Portia Moore -

2026-04-23 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Farra Hych -

2026-04-23 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Angela Jones, Cox Middle School Teacher of the Year -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Bethany Ring, Hampshire Unit School Teacher of the Year -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Spears, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Kearstan Jennings, Good Neighbor Award -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Interns - Alie Tunks -

2025-04-08 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lauren Bacon, Crockett Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-08 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Raya Whitlock, 2024 WILLCO Awards Dance Athlete of the Year -

2025-04-08 — Signed by H. Speaker

Day Care - As introduced, treats nieces and nephews of the whole or half-blood of a primary caregiver as being related to the caregiver for purposes of present laws governing child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.

2025-03-17 — Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, enacts the "Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act." - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68.

2025-04-04 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 108

Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, designates the new swimming pool at Henry Horton State Park as the "Riley Gaines Aquatic Center." -

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

State Government - As introduced, requires each state department and agency to post to the department's or agency's website the report provided annually to the general assembly that describes the department's or agency's progress in achieving economic efficiency. - Amends TCA Title 4.

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

Education - As enacted, prohibits excusing a student from school to attend a released time course in religious moral instruction during the school year unless certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

2025-05-13 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the right of suffrage for persons convicted of an infamous crime after expiration of the sentence imposed for the infamous crime; removes requirement that the person pay restitution and court costs and be current in all child support obligations before having the person's right of suffrage restored; permits a person to have the right of suffrage restored without having the person's full rights of citizenship restored. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

2026-03-23 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from the state sales and use tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 67.

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

Health Care - As enacted, revises law relative to the operation of acute care hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024.

2026-05-18 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2030, 07/01/2028, 05/05/2026

Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing public comment, if the legislative body determines that the proposed development is in substantial compliance with the zoning regulations or map that was previously made available for public review and comment. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 13, Chapter 7.

2025-02-03 — Withdrawn.

Sewage - As introduced, decreases from 60 to 45 days, the amount of time the executive director of the board of commissioners of a water and wastewater treatment authority has to annually prepare the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As introduced, extends from two to three weeks the period of notice that must be provided to a pharmacist or pharmacy prior to an initial on-site audit for each audit cycle by a covered entity, pharmacy benefits manager, the state or its political subdivisions, or an agent of such entity by sending written notice to the pharmacist or pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-03-18 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Municipal Government - As introduced, prohibits a municipality, or an instrumentality of a municipality, from taking an action that affects or has the potential to affect the tax obligations, fees, or other costs for real property owners whose property is located outside of a municipality's corporate boundary, unless the action is approved by the county legislative body in which such property is located; requires the membership of joint economic and community development boards to proportionately represent the citizenry over which the board exercises jurisdiction by July 1, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 6.

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

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

2025-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 296

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from sales and use tax labor and service costs made as part of the sale of a taxable item of tangible personal property; exempts from sales and use tax repair and installation labor performed on tangible personal property. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

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

Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.

2026-04-27 — Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of podiatric medical examiners to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 3.

2026-04-06 — Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the committee for clinical perfusionists to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 28.

2026-04-06 — Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the First Tennessee 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. 542

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee child fatality prevention team to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1.

2026-03-16 — Effective date(s) 02/23/2026

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2.

2026-05-18 — Effective date(s) 05/05/2026

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Safe Highways and Roads Enforcement (SHARE) Act," which requires the court to assess an additional fine against a person convicted of a moving traffic violation or driving under the influence of an intoxicant; requires the additional fines be deposited into the state highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

2026-03-10 — Deferred to Summer Study

Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires certain data centers to register with the Tennessee public utilities commission; requires electric and water utilities that provide service to registered data centers to report usage and rates to the commission; requires the commission's executive director to compile and publish certain information based on reports received from utilities. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

2026-01-13 — Withdrawn.

Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to submit to a psychiatric examination conducted by a medical professional; prohibits the student from returning to school or a school-related activity until the medical professional finds that the student is no longer a threat to the school and can safely return to school. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

2026-01-15 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Secretary of State - As enacted, removes the filing fee that must be paid to the secretary of state to file articles of termination of corporation existence; increases the number of days after a person ceases solicitation activities after registration with the secretary of state, from 30 to 90, that the person has to notify the secretary of state; removes the requirement that a charitable organization that ceases solicitation activity and received in excess of $1 million in gross revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year include an audited financial statement and forms required to be filed by a charitable organization with the U.S. internal revenue service with the organization's notice to the secretary of state that the organization ceased solicitation activities. - Amends TCA Title 48.

2026-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 948

Public Records - As introduced, creates an offense for using or selling an individual's personal identifying information obtained from a governmental entity for commercial use, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. -

2026-01-21 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Public Employees - As introduced, enacts the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49.

2026-04-09 — Re-refer to S. Cal Comm