114 session

Athletic Trainers - As enacted, authorizes athletic trainers to use dry needling to carry out the practice of prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, or rehabilitation of athletic injuries; requires the board of athletic trainers to establish minimum competency requirements for an athletic trainer to demonstrate in order to practice dry needling. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63.

2025-04-08 — Pub. Ch. 76

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Levi Rochell, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

2026-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ava Pack, Top Ten Senior, DeKalb County High School -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Compton, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -

2025-03-25 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - NHC Cookeville, 2024 NHC Center of the Year -

2025-04-29 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - William Zabka -

2025-05-02 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Children's Center of the Cumberlands, 25th anniversary -

2025-05-02 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Osie B. Lewis, Jr. -

2025-05-02 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Anita Darnell, 2025-2026 Marshall County School System Teacher of the Year and Marshall County Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Public Service - Representative Ron Travis -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires the department of education, by July 31 each year, to list on its website each LEA designated as a high performing school district for the upcoming school year and how long the LEA will be designated a high performing school district before having to meet the criteria for re-designation. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2026-03-18 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, adds legislative librarian to the list the department of mental health and substance abuse services must submit its quarterly report to on the implementation and impact of available suitable accommodations, including the number and length of any delayed admissions, in state-owned or -operated hospitals or treatment resources. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

State Employees - As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

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

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of veterinary medical examiners to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 12.

2026-03-16 — Pub. Ch. 535

Consumer Protection - As enacted, removes the requirement that an assurance of voluntary compliance with the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 be in writing, and filed and subject to the approval of the circuit or chancery court of Davidson County; makes other changes related to consumer protection. - Amends TCA Title 47.

2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 614

Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, adds Claiborne, Union, and Grainger counties to the membership of the North East Tennessee Railroad Authority if certain requirements are met; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2 and Title 64, Chapter 2.

2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 650

Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits imposing liability against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to a person who has been previously convicted of a criminal offense based solely upon the previous criminal conviction; prohibits use of the person's prior criminal record as evidence in a cause of action against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities to the person. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 49.

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

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37.

2026-04-24 — Pub. Ch. 703

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a virtual kiosk operator or other person to knowingly install or allow installation of, permit, place, or otherwise operate a virtual currency kiosk in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 67.

2026-04-23 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 766

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense to knowingly inhale, ingest, use, or possess any compound, liquid, gas, or chemical that contains nitrous oxide. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.

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

Sentencing - As introduced, establishes parole criteria for certain persons convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life; specifies that if a person is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life, then the sentence must automatically expire after the person has served 40 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

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

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1.

2026-03-30 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 630

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the "Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act," which creates the rural revenue equity fund; authorizes the commissioner of economic and community development to distribute amounts from the fund to rural counties based on certain agricultural, demographic, and fiscal criteria, including greenbelt acreage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67.

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

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises law relative to leave for teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2026-05-26 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1022

Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, establishes a cause of action through which a person who suffers injury, death, or property damage caused by the negligent action of an agent of the federal government engaged in an immigration enforcement action may file a suit against the federal agency to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs of bringing the action; requires the person to file a claim within one year of the cause of action accruing. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 29.

2026-02-02 — Filed for introduction

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, requires the TCRS board of trustees to divest the retirement system from investment activity it has in a company known to be majority-owned by China; requires a local governing body to divest its political subdivision pension plan from investment activity it has in a company known to be majority-owned by China. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 15.

2025-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 289

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, extends from March 1 to March 30, the date by which not-for-profit corporations and associations that administer an educational cooperative plan or scholarship plan must file a statement of financial condition with the commissioner of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

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

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the Tennessee bullion depository act; makes gold and silver coinage legal tender; authorizes payment of taxes with gold and silver coinage; makes other changes concerning precious metals. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 45, Chapter 2 and Title 67.

2025-02-12 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Memorials, Professional Achievement - William Townley III, Goodlettsville Middle School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-10 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Clifford Allan Brunger -

2025-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Doug Kreulen, Airport Experience Director of the Year -

2025-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amanda Bean, TSBA Student Achievement Award -

2025-03-04 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Rush Strong Middle School girls' basketball team -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kayla Shouse, Homestead Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-03-24 — Withdrawn.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicole Alvarado, Valedictorian, LEAD Academy High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Tish Towns -

2025-03-04 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies -

2025-03-11 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Interns - Omar Watkins -

2025-04-04 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Wayne County - Subject to local approval, repeals the county wheel tax imposed by private act. - Repeals Chapter 75 of the Private Acts of 2004.

2025-06-04 — Pr. Ch. 24

Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public outreach requirements concerning scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13.

2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 891

Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2026-05-18 — Pub. Ch. 963

Infectious Diseases - As enacted, directs the commissioner of health to, on or before July 1, 2025, add alpha-gal syndrome to the department of health's published list of reportable diseases and conditions, the occurrence of which must be reported to the department by a healthcare provider pursuant to existing administrative rule. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

2025-03-31 — Pub. Ch. 56

County Government - As enacted, authorizes certain county legislative bodies, by a two-thirds vote, to remove any member of an appointed board or commission, if such removal is recommended by the appointing authority and the member of the board or commission is given at least five business days' notice of the meeting when the vote on removal will occur. - Amends TCA Title 5.

2025-04-04 — Pub. Ch. 132

Memorials, Recognition - Charles R. Jones -

2025-02-21 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Acknowledges the importance of positive male role models and mentorship opportunities in schools, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based organizations. -

2025-04-07 — Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee

General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes mental health consequences of social media on K-12 students. -

2025-04-07 — Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee

Memorials, Recognition - Read Across America Week -

2025-03-25 — Signed by Governor.