114 session

Taxes, Sales - As enacted, increases, from two to four, the number of temporary sales periods that a bona fide religious institution may participate in and be exempt from registering to collect sales tax on sales directly to consumers made during such temporary sales period. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-102.

2025-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 493

Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, clarifies that the board of dentistry must submit the board's annual report on or before January 1 of each year; adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report. - Amends TCA Title 63.

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

Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, changes from March 31 to February 1, the date by which each region must submit its annual report to the commissioner of environment and conservation for the immediately preceding calendar year that includes data on collection, recycling, transportation, disposal, public costs, and other information deemed relevant to solid waste planning and management. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69.

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

Memorials, Recognition - National Pencil Day -

2026-04-23 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Taiyona Foster, Salutatorian, Fayette-Ware High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Dina Swafford, Bradley County Register of Deeds -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Rachael Agnew, Rutland Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Drew Goddard, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board of Trustees -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Cade Brown -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Beene Farms, Tennessee Century Farm -

2026-03-25 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Rustin Jones, Excellence in Teaching Award -

2026-03-31 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - South Greene High School yearbook staff, Tennessee High School Press Association -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Matt Herriman, Tennessee Board of Regents -

2026-03-03 — Sponsor(s) Added.

General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Ratifies and approves the amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, as promulgated by the Supreme Court. -

2026-03-19 — Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes permanent the exclusion of narcotic testing equipment used to determine whether a controlled substance contains a synthetic opioid, unless the narcotic testing equipment is possessed for purposes of the commission of a drug offense, from the definition of drug paraphernalia; removes the July 1, 2025, repeal date for that exclusion. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402.

2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 128

Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 293

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee soil and water conservation commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 43, Chapter 14, Part 2.

2026-03-16 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 576

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, clarifies that if marijuana is rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the commissioner is prohibited from rescheduling or deleting marijuana under state law, unless the general assembly has established a regulatory framework for marijuana and authorized the commissioner to reschedule or delete marijuana as a controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 24; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

2026-04-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 789

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to enroll LEAs' employees' children into the voluntary pre-kindergarten program if space is available after enrollment of at-risk children; authorizes LEAs to charge the employee tuition and fees for such enrollment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 225

Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the time within which the guardian for an adoptee who is less than 13 may apply for a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children from 36 months immediately following the adoption date to any time following the adoption that is prior to the adoptee's thirteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201.

2025-03-31 — Pub. Ch. 57

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 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 887

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, declares Perry County Community Hospital in Linden and Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons to be necessary providers for the purpose of critical access hospital designation eligibility in accordance with Section 1820 of the Social Security Act. - Amends TCA Title 68.

2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 196

Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, clarifies that all privilege taxes on litigation that clerks of certain courts fail to collect and pay to the department of revenue are debts of the clerks; adds certain reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 67.

2026-04-27 — Pub. Ch. 743

Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to establish fees for the use of such ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998. - Amends TCA Title 70.

2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 203

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Matthew Fincher, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Margaret Tranbarger Cooper, 100th birthday -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Madeline Ward, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Chloe Collins, 1,000th point -

2025-03-19 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Major David Wilson Chapter of The Sons of the American Revolution -

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

Memorials, Professional Achievement - McKenzie McDaniel, Oak Grove Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Garrett Webster, Eagle Scout and National Merit Scholar -

2025-04-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Colby Adams, Top Ten Senior, Santa Fe Unit School -

2025-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - R. Kinney Poynter -

2025-04-15 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2025 -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Marilyn and Vernon Holmes -

2025-04-29 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Billy Robbins -

2025-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John H. Weston, Jr., State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Read Across America Week -

2026-02-23 — Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As introduced, requires TEMA to annually submit by February 1 of each year, a report to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives detailing recovery efforts engaged in by the agency during the prior calendar year and recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of future recovery efforts. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2; Title 50, Chapter 7, Part 3; Title 58, Chapter 8; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

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

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility law prior to registering vehicles; increases from $25 to $50 the coverage failure fee imposed by the department of revenue for the first failure to comply with the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law; increases that fee to $250 for a second failure to comply and to $500 for a third or subsequent failure to comply; allocates 50 percent of the fees to county clerks. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

2025-03-19 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

Bedford County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the Bedford County road board. - Repeals Chapter 30 of the Private Acts of 1975 and Chapter 39 of the Private Acts of 1989.

2025-04-28 — Comp. became Pr. Ch. 3

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the state insurance committee to June 30, 2032. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2.

2026-03-16 — Pub. Ch. 571

Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66.

2026-05-18 — Pub. Ch. 892

DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, to notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as practicable. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.

2026-04-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 773

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, redefines "hybrid electric vehicle" to clarify that it is a motor vehicle that is propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source and components thereof. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

2026-03-30 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 628

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.

2026-04-06 — Pub. Ch. 655