114 session

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified county under a contract for construction work entered into with the state that is part of a state or local Hurricane Helene recovery effort. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1.

2025-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 230

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Stefan Maupin, University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board -

2025-03-17 — Companion HJR 194 substituted for SJR

Memorials, Interns - Darryan Walker -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Natalie Leach Haslam -

2026-03-06 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Brock McGinnis -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amber Phillips, Gainesboro Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-03-24 — Withdrawn.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Katie H. Liggett, Ida B. Wells Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-04 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Retirement - Paramedic Mike Burdick -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lacy Wolfe, Salutatorian, Tipton Christian Academy -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tania Beyonce' Wright, Valedictorian, Early College High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dwayne Thompson, Tennessee Ethics Commission -

2026-03-24 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Recognition - Lieutenant Shaun Phinnessee -

2026-03-19 — Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0

Election Laws - As enacted, revises the definition of "contribution," for purposes of financial disclosures under the state's campaign finance laws, to include an activity done independently of or in coordination with a candidate, candidate's political campaign committee, or agent, related to the development, production, and use of canvassing literature and scripts to be used in a door-knocking campaign for a candidate's election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

2025-05-08 — Pub. Ch. 350

State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

2026-05-15 — Pub. Ch. 938

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

2026-05-18 — Pub. Ch. 962

Employees, Employers - As enacted, requires a public safety employer to provide an employee or prospective employee with reasonable access to the employee's or prospective employee's full employment record, including the results of any mental health evaluation or screening; makes certain other changes relative to employment by a public safety employer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 50; Title 62 and Title 68.

2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 849

Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, prohibits political campaign committees formed to support or oppose a measure from receiving, soliciting, or accepting contributions or expenditures from a foreign national; requires such political campaign committees and persons making independent expenditures supporting or opposing a measure to file certain disclosures regarding funding sources with the registry of election finance. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 506

Memorials, Retirement - Danny Herron, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville -

2026-03-13 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Eagleville High School baseball team, 2025 Class A state champions -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Witney Akins, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Nashville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 100th Anniversary -

2026-04-20 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaia Harbick, Valedictorian, West High School -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Wired Human -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua T. Reaves, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -

2025-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Karina Bystry, Class 2A Miss Basketball -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Interns - Adalea "Addie" Davis -

2025-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Thomas Myers "Cory" Gunnels -

2026-02-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Page High School girls' golf team, TSSAA Division I, Class AA State Championship -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, clarifies that on or before January 31 of each year, the department shall report information regarding child support to the general assembly and the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-04-14 — Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 2.

2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 645

Fairs - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Agricultural Fair and Livestock Show Act" and the "Tennessee State Fair Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 57; Title 43, Chapter 21 and Section 48-101-502.

2026-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 670

Energy - As introduced, removes restriction on the number of terms a member may serve on the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 204.

2026-03-04 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

Sewage - As introduced, increases, from a Class C to Class B misdemeanor, the classification of offenses involving unlawful disposal of sewage if the person commits the offense while engaged in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.

2026-02-05 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to allocate federal and state funds to rural planning organizations in parity with its allocation of such funds to metropolitan planning organizations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 8.

2026-03-11 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, specifies that a jailer's authorization to evaluate a person confined in the county jail for purposes of the person's care includes evaluating the person's need for medical attention. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41.

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

Judicial Districts - As introduced, deletes obsolete statute creating the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts, which ceased to exist upon completion of the task force's report and recommendations in 2019. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.

2026-02-05 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

State Government - As enacted, makes various changes to certain boards, authorities, and task forces, including, but not limited to, requiring all vacancies on the state capitol commission, the Tennessee local development authority, and the advisory task force on state reimbursement to be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 16; Title 38; Title 43; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 58; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

2026-04-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 776

Traffic Safety - As enacted, exempts utility terrain vehicles being operated for agricultural purposes from the restriction that such vehicles are authorized to operate only on certain state highways and county roads with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 663

Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63.

2025-05-13 — Pub. Ch. 317

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires a healthcare provider, healthcare group, practice, or clinic, healthcare facility, or other entity to provide notice to each health insurance entity with which it is under contract as soon as practicable if the healthcare provider, healthcare group, practice, or clinic, healthcare facility, or other entity is the subject of a cyber-attack. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71.

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

Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame as the successor to, and a continuation of, the Tennessee agricultural hall of fame; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 6.

2025-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 226

Uniform Commercial Code - As introduced, changes from February 1 to January 15, the date by which the secretary of state must annually report to the governor and general assembly on the operation of the filing office. - Amends TCA Title 47.

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

Agriculture - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Century Farms Act" for the purpose of recognizing the historical significance of family farms that have been in continuous operation in this state for over 100 years and to highlight their contribution to agriculture in and the economy of this state. - Amends TCA Title 43.

2025-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 200

Memorials, Sports - Abby Stutts and Drew Stutts -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - H.G. Hill Pleasant View -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Martie Davis -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.