TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

HB 1480 — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates September 10 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
HB 2589 — Taxes, Sales - As introduced, changes the date, from February 1 to February 15, by which the department of revenue must submit its annual report regarding information and findings and any recommendations concerning sales taxes the department collects on the sale of electronic nicotine delivery devices to the speaker of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
SB 997 — Annexation - As introduced, specifies circumstances in which a referendum will not be required to effectuate annexation of territory; removes repealer provision for exceptions to the referendum requirement. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-104.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
SB 1962 — Water Authorities - As introduced, establishes that public water systems have a maximum allowable hardwater level of 180 mg/L, measured as calcium carbonate equivalents; creates compliance and reporting requirements; exempts measurements that exceed the limit due to seasonal runoff in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
HB 2104 — County Government - As introduced, increases from two to three days, the minimum notice period required for a county mayor to convene a special session of the county legislative body for emergency purposes. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
HB 851 — Election Laws - As introduced, makes changes to the process for voting absentee under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
HR 187 — Memorials, Recognition - Mickie Whitaker -enrolled
Latest action 2026-04-08: Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
SJR 877 — Memorials, Recognition - Women Veterans Appreciation Day -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-08: Signed by Governor.
HB 2117 — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, increases the employer contribution under the hybrid retirement plan from 5 percent to 10 percent for current members of the general assembly who have 10 years of creditable service on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-916.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
SB 172 — Education, Higher - As introduced, establishes the hunger-free campus grant program; provides grants to higher education institutions to address student hunger. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
HB 1698 — General Assembly - As introduced, authorizes the chair of a committee of the general assembly to require an executive branch employee to take an oath prior to testifying before the committee subject to the penalty of perjury; authorizes the chair of a committee or the executive director of fiscal review to require any documentation submitted by such employee for the purpose of evaluating the merits of a legislative measure or generating a fiscal note to submit an affidavit with such documentation attesting to the accuracy of the information subject to the penalty of perjury. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
HB 912 — 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.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: No Action Taken
SJR 940 — Memorials, Recognition - Novamet -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-08: Signed by Governor.
SJR 938 — Memorials, Death - Robert Bliss Walker Harris -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-08: Signed by Governor.
HB 1491 — Public Employees - As introduced, enacts the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Def. to Summer Study in Education Committee
HB 2397 — Veterans - As introduced, requires local governmental entities to invite honorably discharged veterans who apply for employment or promotion to interview; requires preference be given to such veteran if the minimum qualifications and the skills, abilities, competencies, and knowledge of the veteran and any another applicant being interviewed for the position are equal; requires state and local application forms to provide the option for an applicant to declare veteran status. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 3 and Title 58, Chapter 2.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
SJR 936 — Memorials, Retirement - Samuel Milton Leslie, South Harriman Baptist Church music minister -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-08: Signed by Governor.
HR 186 — Memorials, Retirement - Reuben Henry Sanders, House Sergeant at Arms -enrolled
Latest action 2026-04-08: Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
SB 2137 — Sentencing - As introduced, requires a defendant to be sentenced to imprisonment for life as a repeat violent offender under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
HB 1851 — Naming and Designating - As introduced, designates the bog turtle as an official state reptile. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-321.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to First January Calendar
HB 1890 — General Assembly - As introduced, requires a state governmental entity to disclose records and information to a member of the general assembly to enable the member to determine whether the laws of this state are being complied with and to determine whether the laws of this state need to be changed in accordance with certain procedures. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
HB 1657 — Zoning - As introduced, removes requirement that a structure rebuilt on a site must conform to the zoning regulations existing at the time of the new construction. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
SB 2044 — Health, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to conduct a study on health concerns of, and identifying obstacles for receiving better care for, persons whose biological sex is female; requires the department to submit a report to the members of the general assembly on the results of the study on or before January 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-07: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 2495 — Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, requires employers to pay employees an hourly wage of at least $20 beginning January 1, 2027, with annual adjustments by the commissioner of labor and workforce development based on increases in the consumer price index; establishes posting mandates, civil liability for violations, and a two-to-three-year statute of limitations for recovery actions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 29; Title 47; Title 50; Title 57; Title 58; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-07: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 2059 — Public Utility Commission - As introduced, authorizes the commission to electronically provide to the general assembly its annual report of all matters relating to the commissioner's office for the preceding year, including practical workings of companies under its jurisdiction in this state and an abstract of the minutes of all of the commission's meetings. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-07: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee