114 session

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zixiang Sheng, Valedictorian, Brentwood High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Johnny Peterson -

2025-03-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mikeal Trump, Hillsboro High School Teacher of the Year -

2025-03-19 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Virginia Stephens, Cornersville High School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Heroism - Sergeant Cody Manders, Monroe County Sheriff''s Office -

2025-03-19 — Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

Memorials, Recognition - Southeastern Autorama, 65th annual car show -

2025-04-15 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Earvonna Mathis, Salutatorian, Cordova High School -

2025-04-29 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Wilson County, 225th anniversary -

2025-02-21 — Signed by Governor.

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from $50 to $500 the maximum fine for selling a vapor product to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

Museums - As introduced, requires the state to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase of the Cotton Museum in Memphis, subject to approval by the state building commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11 and Title 12.

2025-02-26 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends indefinitely the authority of the commissioner of revenue to require persons selling food, candy, or nonalcoholic beverages, including bottled soft drinks, to retailers to file an information report of such net sales with the department by deleting the July 1, 2025, termination date. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-410.

2025-05-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 335

DUI Offenses - As enacted, requires an ignition interlock provider to permit a person to appear for calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the device at any time within a two-week period; authorizes a court to order reinstatement of a person’s driver license if the person has no other revocations or suspensions on the person’s driving record and the person’s only noncompliance with ignition interlock requirements has been with regard to the required calibration, monitoring, or inspection of the ignition interlock device; makes various other changes in regard to ignition interlock devices and the ignition interlock usage period. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-417 and Section 55-10-425.

2025-04-30 — Pub. Ch. 184

Lauderdale County - Subject to local approval, provides for the orderly transfer of the Probate and Juvenile Court in Lauderdale County from the County Courthouse to the Justice Complex. - Amends Chapter 262 of the Private Acts of 1963; as amended.

2025-06-04 — Comp. became Pr. Ch. 16

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires, with certain exceptions, each LEA and public charter school to implement a computer-based system that must be used by its teachers and school staff to collect data of early warning signs demonstrated by students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 37 and Title 49.

2026-02-25 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a student who was ineligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman based on their high school grade point average or composite ACT score to regain their eligibility for the HOPE scholarship as a transfer student if the student meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

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

Private Protective Services - As enacted, adds stalking to the crimes for which an individual who has been convicted must have completed serving the individual's sentence or court-ordered probation at least five years prior to applying for a registration card to perform the duties of a security guard or officer; makes other changes related to security guards and officers. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 35.

2026-05-05 — Pub. Ch. 836

Election Laws - As introduced, requires each county election commission to check each applicant with the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program database prior to placing a registrant on the voter rolls in order to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in the county; requires, at least once each quarter, the county election commission to check the county's entire voter registration list through the SAVE program database to ensure that non-United States citizens are not on the voter rolls in the county. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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

Orders of Protection - As enacted, allows a person to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against a person who was convicted of certain offenses in another jurisdiction; provides that venue for such a petition is in the county where the respondent resides or, if the respondent is not a resident of this state, the county where the petitioner resides. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1118

Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils - As enacted, makes various changes concerning oil and gas drilling operations; specifies procedural requirements for review of certain administrative actions. - Amends TCA Title 59; Title 60 and Title 68.

2026-05-05 — Pub. Ch. 725

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1142

Local Government, General - As introduced, prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, requirement, or policy that creates a program under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

2025-02-10 — Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Water - As enacted, authorizes municipal water and sewer systems to undertake certain projects on private property. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1055

Memorials, Recognition - Graciee Katherine English, 2026 Mule Day Court Second Runner-Up -

2026-04-22 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Pastor Robert Gardner, 62nd birthday -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Kenzlie Ballew, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2025-04-10 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Kyra Perkins, TCCAA Women's Basketball Player of the Week -

2025-04-10 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Robert Andrew Huddleston -

2025-03-04 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Public Service - Butch Eley -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Battle Ground Academy girls' cross country team, state champions -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Lauren Banovac, TSSAA Class AAA girls' cross country individual champion -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Independence High school boys' cross country team, TSSAA Class AAA state champions -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Jackson Younger, All-Region 1-3A first team -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Bo Carey, NFIB Small Business Champion Award -

2026-03-25 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Interns - Owen Barnert -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Owen Pridmore, Valedictorian, Halls High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Victor Suuna Mulindwa, Valedictorian, Intrepid High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Layna Alexiss Haywood, Valedictorian, Jo Byrns High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tammy Holland, New Prospect School Teacher of the Year and Lawrence County School System Middle School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-27 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Daygen Smith, Salutatorian, Wayne County High School -

2026-03-03 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Recognition - Sheila Whalum -

2025-03-13 — Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 314

County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.

2026-04-06 — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the air pollution control board to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 201, Part 1.

2025-03-21 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 2

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities; makes certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 718

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the local government planning advisory committee to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7.

2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 239