114 session

Memorials, Death - Ridley Wills II -

2025-02-21 — Signed by Governor.

Real Property - As introduced, prohibits the state or a local or municipal government from requiring a builder or developer of real property to pay for the building or development of infrastructure that is nonessential to the development, maintenance, or growth of the builder's development property. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 54 and Title 66.

2026-03-31 — Deferred to Summer Study

Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires the driver of a vehicle approaching a slow-moving or stationary farm tractor or implement of husbandry that displays an indicator that it is a slow-moving vehicle to reduce speed and move over, if possible to do so safely. - Amends TCA Title 55.

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

School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, students participating in the individualized education account program, or students participating in the education savings account program to conduct background checks prior to employing a teacher or person who will have direct contact with school children or access to school grounds when children are present. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

2025-03-26 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, makes various changes to criminal law, including requiring defendants accused of certain offenses to be subject to a global positioning monitoring system as condition of bail. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Chapter 969 of the Public Acts of 2024 and Chapter 1033 of the Public Acts of 2024.

2026-03-25 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2.

2025-04-04 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 86

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, extends by 12 years the period in which Davidson County may charge an additional $0.50 privilege tax on the occupancy of a hotel room and in which such county may allocate the tax revenue for the purposes of direct promotion of tourism; extends by 12 years the terms of the committee members that oversee the fund in which the additional tax is deposited. - Amends TCA Section 7-4-202.

2025-01-27 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Upper Cumberland human resource agency to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26.

2026-03-16 — Pub. Ch. 578

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires 95.3970 percent, instead of 100 percent, of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used tires to be deposited in the highway fund; adds 95.3970 percent of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used motor vehicles to be deposited in the highway fund; requires the remaining 4.6030 percent of such revenue to be allocated to the several incorporated municipalities; allocates single article sales tax collections on the retail sale of new or used motor vehicles to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.

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

Consumer Protection - As introduced, authorizes the attorney general to establish a do not call registry; places certain restrictions upon telephone solicitations and robocallers; authorizes the attorney general to enforce restrictions and sets monetary amounts for penalties imposed by a court that makes a finding of a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65.

2026-04-07 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, changes from at least five years to at least six years, the period of residency and practice in this state that each of the two dental hygienist members appointed to the board of dentistry on or after July 1, 2026, must have prior to such appointment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 63, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 71.

2026-03-17 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, prohibits governmental entities that regulate entertainment transportation from denying the transfer of a permit, establishing certain noise ordinances, requiring an entertainment transportation vehicle to be enclosed, and taking other actions under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-1008.

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

Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically outside of the United States and its territories; changes the definition of resident or citizen of this state to mean citizens of the United States and aliens lawfully present in this state; requires the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a pupil who is not lawfully residing in this state, but who attends a public school in this state, to pay tuition. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 7; Title 45 and Title 49.

2025-04-01 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

Public Health - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a party to which the department of health must submit an annual report based on data received by a county or district health department that operates a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program, including the number of people served, number of needles, syringes, and supplies dispensed and returned to the program, number of naloxone kits distributed, and the number and type of treatment referrals provided. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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

Evidence - As introduced, increases from $4,000 to $10,000 the amount of medical, hospital, or doctor bills that may be attached as an exhibit in a civil complaint or civil warrant as prima facie evidence that the bills so paid or incurred were necessary or reasonable. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 24.

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

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the emergency communications board to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 7, Chapter 86.

2025-03-21 — Pub. Ch. 7

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor for a person who is in the United States without legal authorization to operate a motor vehicle without possessing a valid driver license and evidence of financial responsibility; limits the fine for such offense to a maximum of $1,000. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

2025-03-17 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Boats, Boating - As introduced, requires a person to purchase a permit in order to operate a vessel on the intrastate waters of this state that is exempt from being numbered for identification in this state due only to the vessel having a valid number awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.

2025-04-01 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from the sales and use tax the retail sale of infant formula and diapers and wipes designed to be used by infants and children. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

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

Housing - As introduced, enacts the "Affordable Housing and Tenant Protection Act"; allows local governments to adopt ordinances and resolutions to control rent for private residential rental units; creates the increased housing program and increased housing fund; authorizes the Tennessee housing development agency to make grants from the fund to eligible developers and first-time homebuyers to assist in gap financing and down payment assistance. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66 and Title 67.

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

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jesus Guadalupe Gutierrez Hernandez, Valedictorian, Hunters Lane High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jack Petitt, Valedictorian, Christian Community Schools -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Terry Carroll -

2025-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Public Service - Tennessee's retailers that collect sales taxes for the State -

2025-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Randy Stamps -

2025-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Franklin Rodeo, 75th anniversary -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - NES line workers and State and Metro Nashville civil service employees for their efforts during Winter Storm Fern -

2026-03-06 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Marcus Britt, All-Region 1-3A first team -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Sattler Foundation, 10th anniversary -

2026-04-08 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - New Prospect Elementary School, SkillsUSA champions -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Interns - Destini Rainer -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jennifer Gomez Ceba, Valedictorian, Pearl-Cohn High School -

2025-04-25 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kristi Langsdon, 2025-2026 Bethel Springs Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-03 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Stacey Clinard, Summertown High School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-27 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Vintage901 Wine, Food and Music Festival, 10th anniversary -

2026-04-02 — Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence; creates the criminal offense of posting on a publicly accessible website the telephone number or home address of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.

2025-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 522

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes issuance of a free distinguishing placard for eligible disabled veterans to be used in lieu of a distinguishing license plate for parking purposes; authorizes issuance of a distinguishing placard upon payment of the applicable fee for eligible disabled veterans who have been issued a free distinguishing license plate for parking purposes. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 73

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Northwest Tennessee human resource agency to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26.

2026-03-16 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 565

Immigration - As enacted, creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state and a direct employer of such person; requires the law enforcement agency of an officer who arrests a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state to ensure that federal immigration authorities are notified; creates related civil actions for persons injured by an unlawfully present person's operation of a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1070

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, directs the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations to study the status of the crime stoppers programs across the state and make recommendations to enhance such programs. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 967

Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

2026-05-01 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 800

Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, expresses the public policy that the prevailing wage rate be paid to workers on non-state contracts for construction projects on public highways; makes other revisions to the Prevailing Wage Act for State Highway Construction Projects. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4.

2026-05-27 — Pub. Ch. 1042

Monterey - Subject to local approval, deletes obsolete provisions authorizing the mayor to serve as the ex officio recorder for the town of Monterey; establishes the position of Town Administrator and prescribes the Administrator's powers, duties, and functions. - Amends Chapter 492 of the Acts of 1901; as amended.

2026-05-27 — Pr. Ch. 72

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee community resource board to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41, Chapter 10.

2025-03-24 — Pub. Ch. 35

Anatomical Gifts - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Genomic Security and End Organ Harvesting Act." - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68.

2025-04-04 — Pub. Ch. 96