114 session

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allyson M. Lenart, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -

2025-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes. -

2025-04-16 — H. subst. SJR 9

Memorials, Death - Mary Elizabeth Goins -

2025-04-09 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Officer Robert A. Jackson -

2025-04-15 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Martha Shepard, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Madeline Martin, Salutatorian, DeKalb County High School -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Allyson Trapp, Smithville Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Columbia Academy, 2024 TSSAA Division II, Class A girls' cross country state champions -

2025-04-24 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mathaniel Parker, Salutatorian, Cocke County High School -

2025-05-05 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. William E. Arnold, Jr. -

2025-05-07 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Lieutenant Wesley Neely, Mt. Juliet Police Department -

2025-02-21 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - James "Jim" Cantrell -

2026-02-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Coach Kevin Thomas, 500 career wins -

2026-02-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Gina Ervin, 2025-2026 Marshall County School System Teacher of the Year and Marshall County High School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Affirms the importance of religious liberty protections for incarcerated individuals under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and recognizes the contributions of Prison Fellowship. -

2026-02-04 — Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

Memorials, Recognition - Michael Aaron Butler, Tennessee Wildlife Federation -

2026-02-18 — Signed by Governor.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Phil Roe, Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees -

2026-03-26 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, March 2026 -

2026-03-26 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Cheryl McKissack Daniel and the McKissack family -

2026-03-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Jordan Crawford, Elmore Park Middle School basketball team -

2025-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - TVA -

2025-04-22 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Jayden Hesson, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2026-02-10 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - The Links Day on the Hill, March 9-10, 2026 -

2026-03-10 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Interns - Amelia Margaret "Millie" Haymaker -

2026-04-06 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Death - Evelyn McQueen Cook -

2026-04-06 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Chase Ingle -

2026-04-13 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brady Burke, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -

2026-04-21 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Bryan Carson -

2026-04-23 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Brianna Brosius, Good Neighbor Award -

2025-03-11 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Death - Keither "Dale" Hood -

2025-04-01 — Signed by H. Speaker

Memorials, Sports - Evelyn Risner, 2024 WILLCO Awards Female Tennis Player of the Year -

2025-04-08 — Signed by H. Speaker

Children - As introduced, deletes the responsibility of a parent or legal guardian to ensure that such person's child receives vaccines as recommended by guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the American Academy of Pediatrics. - Amends TCA Title 37.

2026-03-09 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, authorizes a local board of education and public charter school governing body to employ or accept as a volunteer a school chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students, school staff, and students' parents. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2026-03-04 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Driver Licenses - As introduced, lowers the minimum age, from 25 to 21, that is necessary to receive an initial school bus endorsement. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102; Title 49 and Title 55.

2025-03-19 — Failed in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, prohibits political campaign committees formed to support or oppose a measure from receiving, soliciting, or accepting contributions or expenditures from a foreign national; requires such political campaign committees and persons making independent expenditures supporting or opposing a measure to file certain disclosures regarding funding sources with the registry of election finance. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

2025-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 506

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, provides that a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase certain antique vehicles or unique motor vehicles through an auction being held at a venue with a permanent seating capacity of at least 20,000 located in Wilson County, the auction operator conducts no more than one auction in this state per year, the auction offers no less than 400 vehicles and no more than 2,000 vehicles for any one auction, and the operator has a minimum net worth of $25 million. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19.

2026-03-16 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 540

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to make the standardized form for reporting student allergies to the school in which the student is enrolled publicly available on its website. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-03-27 — Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

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 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 196

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to create a physical education through community service program by partnering with a community service partner to provide students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to earn one-half credit in physical education by completing yardwork projects for older persons and persons with disabilities within the community served by the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

2025-02-18 — Sponsor(s) Added.

State Government - As introduced, prohibits a nongovernmental or intergovernmental entity in this state from infringing upon or restricting private property rights without due process or an individual's constitutional rights by virtue of pursuing a policy recommendation originating from or traceable to the United Nations, a subsidiary entity thereof, or an international policymaking organization; makes it an offense for the state or an official or political subdivision in this state to infringe upon or restrict private property rights without due process or an individual's constitutional rights in pursuing United Nations or international policymaking organizational policy. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-422.

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

Civil Procedure - As introduced, revives causes of action based on a sexual assault that occurred when the injured party was 18 years of age or older and are time-barred because the applicable statute of limitations has expired; allows such actions to be commenced within a certain time period. - Amends TCA Title 28, Chapter 3; Title 39 and Title 40.

2025-03-31 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Election Laws - As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41.

2026-04-06 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes obsolete definitions of the term "contractor" and obsolete penalty provisions from statute governing the unlawful representation as a contractor without a license. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

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

Bond Issues - As introduced, authorizes the state, acting by resolution of its funding board, to issue and sell its bonds and bond anticipation notes for certain purposes. -

2026-04-20 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "The Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 39.

2026-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 943