114 session

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amy Rickman, 2025-2026 Adamsville Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Kathryn Yontz, Co-Salutatorian, McNairy Central High School -

2026-04-17 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dylan Lerner, Co-Salutatorian, McNairy Central High School -

2026-04-17 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Morgan Burns, Salutatorian, Millington Central High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Real Estate Infrastructure Development Act of 2025. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1089

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor vehicle if the vehicle has not met the requirements of the Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, which provides insurance and financial responsibility requirements for motor vehicle operators; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1077

Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, exempts an affiliate broker or broker licensed under the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act from the additional licensure and classroom hours in training programs requirements for a vacation lodging service firm's designated agent; requires that vacation lodging services be under the supervision of the principal broker of an affiliate broker, broker, or firm. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1095

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor vehicle if the vehicle has not met the requirements of the Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, which provides insurance and financial responsibility requirements for motor vehicle operators; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1077

Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, exempts an affiliate broker or broker licensed under the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act from the additional licensure and classroom hours in training programs requirements for a vacation lodging service firm's designated agent; requires that vacation lodging services be under the supervision of the principal broker of an affiliate broker, broker, or firm. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1095

Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, prohibiting parents from using funds deposited in a participating student's IEA to make contributions to an achieving a better life experience account for purposes of the ABLE Act, and requiring the Title VI coordinator for a LEA or public charter school to investigate certain complaints of antisemitic discrimination and harassment reported to the LEA or public charter school before formally reporting the incidents and complaints to the Title VI coordinator designated by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 15, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 17; Section 49-2-203; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 16; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 18; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 34; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 81; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Section 68-204-110.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1040

Professions and Occupations - As enacted, adds that a managed services provider that provides direct sales, installation, or maintenance service for an IP camera connected to the managed services provider's network; derives less than 25 percent of the managed services provider's gross annual revenue from those services; and provides proof of employee vetting satisfactory to the commissioner is specifically excluded from the requirements of the Alarm Contractors Licensing Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 32.

2026-05-26 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 998

Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under federal law by a final order published in the Federal Register is generally considered to be in the same schedule as such substance is designated or scheduled under the federal schedule of controlled substances after the expiration of 30 days from the date of publication of the final order; authorizes a licensed healthcare prescriber who is authorized to prescribe controlled substances to prescribe a drug product that has been so scheduled if certain other criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

2026-05-26 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1008

Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1060

Employees, Employers - As enacted, defines, for purposes of the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, a "private employer" as any person who is required by federal law and regulations to report remuneration paid to at least one employee; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50.

2026-03-30 — Pub. Ch. 622

Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, declaring that it is the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled; requiring each solid waste region to develop a plan that includes a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next 10 years; and requiring each solid waste region to submit a new or revised plan by July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

2026-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 814

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, generally requires a group policy in this state that provides hospital, surgical, or major medical expense insurance on an expense incurred basis to an employee or member to extend such policy coverage for a period of time when the employee or member has been terminated if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 56.

2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 931

Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the LEA to determine the factors that may be contributing to the LEA meeting such criteria; requires the oversight board to develop a transformation plan that identifies performance and operational goals for the LEA and benchmarks for assessing the LEA's progress toward meeting such goals; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1057

Memorials, Recognition - Leadership Franklin, 30th anniversary -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, generally restricts a landlord from prohibiting a residential tenant from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting, or storing a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition in the tenant's residential property; a vehicle located in a parking area provided for tenants or tenants' guests; or other locations controlled by the landlord necessary to enter or exit any such location in leases entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 66.

2026-04-06 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 606

Memorials, Recognition - Alyssa Clements, 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention -

2026-03-13 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Co-Responder Amanda Finn -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jeana Marks, Valedictorian, Hampshire Unit School -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee veterans -

2026-04-20 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Stella Robbins, Top Ten Senior, Cornersville High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Travis Collins, Salutatorian, Douglass High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Rickey Wright, Salutatorian, Trezevant High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Michael "Mike" Earl Tatum -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Eliana Symoens, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - 150th anniversary of the Colored National Convention held at the Tennessee State Capitol -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Sportfish Restoration Program, 75th anniversary -

2025-02-27 — Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Memorials, Retirement - Master Sergeant Rachel J. Wilson, U.S. Air Force -

2026-02-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - East Ridge City Manager J. Scott Miller -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Living Legend Award honorees, Reverend Ann Jones-Pierre, Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker, and Representative Johnny Shaw -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Christi Branscom, Tennessee Board of Regents -

2026-03-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Miles Burdine, Tennessee Board of Regents -

2026-03-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Interns - Griffin Hancock -

2026-03-12 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Death - William Kenneth Jorgensen -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Nisha Powers, Tennessee Board of Regents -

2025-03-18 — Signed by Senate Speaker

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Jeremy Harrell, Tennessee Board of Regents -

2025-03-18 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Alberto R. Gonzales -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Diane Giddens -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Henry County High School Madrigals -

2026-04-22 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Joint Conventions - Calls joint convention to vote on confirmation of Judge Stacy Street to Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section, and to vote on confirmation of Ms. Vanecia Kimbrow to State Election Commission. -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Veterans Month, November 2026 -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Todd Moore, 2025 National HealthCare Corporation Administrator of the Year -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.