114 session

Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, increases from 2.4 to 5 percent, the amount of realty transfer tax and mortgage tax collections retained as commission by county registers for collecting and reporting those taxes; requires 50 percent of such collections to be deposited in the county general fund; allocates the remaining balance to the wetland acquisition fund, local parks land acquisition fund, state lands acquisition fund, agricultural resources conservation fund, and state general fund. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

2025-04-09 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer who becomes aware that an order of protection has been entered against a person in the officer’s presence but has not been served on the person to take appropriate steps to facilitate service of the order of protection, including notifying the sheriff’s department of the person’s immediate location; requires the curriculum of the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission to include instruction on such requirements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38 and Title 40.

2026-03-25 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Tennessee Housing Development Agency - As introduced, creates within the agency the Housing Opportunity and Pathways to Education (HOPE) pilot program to provide support to homeless families and those at risk of homelessness. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 9; Title 13 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

2025-02-03 — Withdrawn.

Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to create programs designed to enhance access to dental services in rural and underserved areas subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5 and Title 68.

2025-02-10 — Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Health Care - As introduced, requires, by January 15 of each year, the commissioner of health to annually report to legislative committees on the progress of its statewide strategy for the provision of adult emergency oral health care, utilizing public and private sector resources. - Amends TCA Title 68.

2025-02-06 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Education - As enacted, requires each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and the United States access to the high school at least once a month during student lunch periods for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military and at least once every other month when school is in session to provide further information to students who have expressed interest; provides additional related access. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 377

District Attorneys - As introduced, allows an assistant district attorney general to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience upon recommendation of the hiring district attorney general and subject to the approval of the executive director of the district attorneys general conference; defines prior law enforcement experience as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer; requires an employment record from the law enforcement agency to be used to establish the law enforcement experience. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.

2025-03-12 — Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Cemeteries - As enacted, changes the way that the fair market value of an improvement care trust fund is calculated for certain purposes; clarifies that the fee that a cemetery company charges for the memorial care of a commodity installed in the cemetery cannot exceed the fee charged by the company for installation of the commodity; makes other changes related to cemeteries. - Amends TCA Title 46.

2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 119

Employees, Employers - As introduced, enacts the "Workers' Right to Live Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 50.

2025-03-26 — Failed for lack of second in: Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37.

2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254

Sewage - As introduced, decreases from 60 to 45 days, the amount of time the executive director of the board of commissioners of a water and wastewater treatment authority has to annually prepare the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

2025-02-06 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.

2026-04-20 — Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Lobbying, Lobbyists - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Foreign Adversary and Chinese Military Company Disclosure and Accountability Act." - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 5 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

2025-02-10 — Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to make available a list of the registered withdrawals of 10,000 or more gallons of water per day from a surface water or a groundwater source in a publicly accessible place on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 59; Title 65; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 69.

2025-02-06 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Education - As introduced, deletes an obsolete section requiring the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee to, by December 15, 2014, perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy and submit its final report to the energy task force of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

2026-04-08 — No Action Taken

Students - As enacted, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-04-04 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

State Inmates - As introduced, requires the state to pay for autopsies of deceased inmates and for any transportation associated with the autopsy. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4.

2025-04-14 — Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

Education - As introduced, enacts the "School Safety and Mental Health Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.

2026-03-10 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee

Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of certain child sexual abuse felonies from 25 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday; extends the statute of limitations for a civil action based on child sexual abuse from 15 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2.

2025-04-28 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaitlin Marie Heitzman, Top Ten Senior, Zion Christian Academy -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Carol Mitchell, NFHS 2025 National Softball Coach of the Year -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Philippine-American Friendship Day, 80th anniversary -

2026-03-02 — Withdrawn.

Memorials, Sports - U.S women's hockey team, Olympic gold medalists -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Interns - April Christian James -

2026-03-26 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Revolution show choir at Lake Forest Middle School, 25th anniversary -

2026-03-31 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. -

2026-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

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

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Coach Rick Insell -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Juanita Usher Cannon -

2026-04-14 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - National Pencil Day -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Golden, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Jere Loveday and Loveday Family Bridge -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Judge Bobby Sands -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Representative Harold M. Love, Jr., induction into the Board of Preachers at the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. College of Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College -

2026-05-01 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jacob Adam "Jake" Pedigo -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Doug Gunnels -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sophie Shoemake, Valedictorian, Gordonsville High School -

2026-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Rhodes College in Memphis, 100th anniversary -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sadie Sandrell, Top Ten Senior, Mt. Pleasant High School -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Public Service - Carolyn Cates -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson -

2026-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kayla Childs, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Ju, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicholas McCloud, Salutatorian, Upperman High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School -

2026-05-11 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Rosemary McIlhenny, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

2025-03-19 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Vivian Lee Battle Sims -

2025-03-12 — Signed by Governor.