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Memorials, Professional Achievement - Alex Robinson, 2025 Blue Ribbon Teacher -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - UNAPOLOGETIC, 10th anniversary -

2026-02-11 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Beverly Bell -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Nashville SC, 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champions -

2026-02-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Gary "Flash" Gordon -

2026-03-06 — Signed by Governor.

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Tennessee to enshrine permitless carry in this state by clarifying that citizens have a right to keep and bear arms in public without a permit or license and to delete provision that authorizes the legislature to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime. -

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

Memorials, Retirement - Chris Cutshaw -

2025-03-04 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Randy Wykoff -

2026-03-06 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Death - Tracy George Trott -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Lipscomb Academy girls' bowling team, state championship -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Sports - Braden Greene, All-Region 1-3A first team -

2026-03-18 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Tracey Morant Adams -

2026-03-12 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Recognition - James Webb, Newport Grammar School National Geographic Bee winner -

2026-03-31 — Signed by Governor.

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kellee Akers, Metro Nashville Public Schools Principal of the Year finalist -

2025-04-04 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Interns - Natalie Pyron -

2025-04-23 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Olivia Prescott, Salutatorian, Brighton High School -

2025-04-25 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amy Wooley, 2025-2026 West Grand Division Principal of the Year -

2026-01-21 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Retirement - Adamsville Fire Chief Kenny Newell -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Carlee Morris, 2025-2026 Ramer Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Nele Kirsch, 2025-2026 McNairy County Schools District Teacher of the Year -

2026-02-03 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Dobyns-Bennett High School Band Centennial -

2026-02-05 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jaime Stinnett, Valedictorian, Halls High School -

2026-04-15 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Fraud Prevention Month -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dartaniel Brenton, Salutatorian, Westwood High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ajada McGowan, Salutatorian, Central High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Zelma Hall, 108th birthday -

2025-03-11 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jacob Donaldson, Salutatorian, Gibbs High School -

2026-04-30 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Karly Anderson, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

2025-03-27 — Signed by Senate Speaker

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Cluster and the South Eastern Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., -

2025-03-20 — Enrolled and ready for signatures

Memorials, Recognition - Terrell Carpenter, 2025 Florida A. Collins Delta of the Year -

2025-02-24 — Sponsor(s) Added.

Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, increases the amount of the reimbursement that is paid under the provisions for property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners from the first $175,000 of the full market value of the home to the first $250,000 of the full market value. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-704.

2025-04-09 — Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

Safety - As introduced, changes the reporting date, from February 1 to January 15, by which the commissioners of education and safety must jointly report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of the "Schools Against Violence in Education Act." - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

2026-02-03 — Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

Adoption - As enacted, changes from 21 to 18 the age at which certain adoption records must be made available to certain adopted persons; makes various other changes regarding adoption records. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.

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

Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, specifies that a law enforcement officer who causes property damage to or inflicts personal injury upon a person during the course of the law enforcement officer's official duties is immune from civil liability if at the time the damage or injury occurred, the person suffering the injury or damage was engaged in conduct that resulted in the person being convicted of the offense of resisting a stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search of the person. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.

2025-05-02 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160

Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver licenses, and photo identification cards issued to lawful permanent residents of the United States, and temporary driver licenses and permits and temporary photo identification licenses issued to qualified noncitizens, so that the licenses and permits may be easily distinguished from driver and photo identification licenses issued to residents of this state who are United States citizens. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

2025-01-27 — Withdrawn.

Water - As enacted, clarifies that if a point-of-entry treatment device is installed in a facility solely to soften hard water and, because of the installation of such a device, the house, building, or complex of buildings meets the definition of a public water system under the Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983, then the facility constitutes a consecutive system, and is required to monitor the influent and finished water for hardness, alkalinity, and pH on a quarterly basis, and sodium on an annual basis, and report the results to the department of environment and conservation within 15 days of the end of the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 68.

2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 233

Contracts - As introduced, requires that contracts entered into between a personal seat license (PSL) holder of 10 or more years and a professional sports franchise for the purchase of a subsequent PSL with an upgraded or improved seating classification include a provision that enables the PSL holder to purchase the subsequent PSL for the same price as the previous PSL; applies to all contracts for subsequent PSL purchases entered into for seating at stadiums in certain counties on or after the effective date of the act. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67.

2026-03-11 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

Personal Property - As enacted, specifies that if the occupant of a self-service storage facility does not sign a written rental agreement revision and continues to use the facility for not less than 30 days from the date of receipt of the agreement, then the occupant is considered to have accepted the rental agreement revision; makes other changes related to self-service storage facilities. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 31.

2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 67

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.

2025-03-04 — Def. to Summer Study in Population Health Subcommittee

Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.

2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386

Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to establish and administer a pilot program for the placement of hygiene vending machines that dispense feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student in women's restrooms or locker rooms in each eligible school selected to participate in the program. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

2026-04-20 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises provisions of present law relative to placing certain defendants on a fugitives list for failure to appear. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 70.

2025-05-08 — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires the department of finance and administration, in collaboration with the department of health and the bureau of TennCare, to apply for federal approval to import prescription drugs from Canada. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

2025-02-12 — Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Education - As enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, or teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor of the public school or LEA to provide the individual's preferred pronouns; makes related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49.

2025-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453

Landlord and Tenant - As introduced, changes, from three days to three business days from the date written notice is received by a tenant, the date on which a landlord may terminate a rental agreement if the tenant or another person on the premises with the tenant's consent willfully or intentionally commits a violent act; behaves in a manner which constitutes or threatens to be a real and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the life or property of other tenants or persons on the premises; creates a hazardous or unsanitary condition on the property that affects the health, safety, or welfare or the life or property of other tenants or persons on the premises; or refuses to vacate the premises after entering the premises as an unauthorized subtenant or other unauthorized occupant. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

2025-02-12 — P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.