TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

SJR 666 — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for the reconstruction of the Columbia Dam Project on the Duck River and recognizes it as a critical priority to establish an adequate water supply system for sustained growth, economic development, and recreational use. -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026
SB 1902 — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires notice to be published on the governing body's website for at least two weeks prior to the date set for a hearing on whether to create an airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7, Chapter 51; Title 42, Chapter 4 and Title 42, Chapter 3.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
SB 1923 — Zoning - As introduced, requires a person to reside in the county at least 12 months prior to being eligible to be appointed to a county board of zoning appeals. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12 and Title 13.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB 1919 — State Employees - As introduced, enacts the "Parental Right to Participate in Schools Act," which entitles a state employee to up to 48 hours of annual paid or unpaid leave to attend school-related activities of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 2464 — Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or equipment manufactured or sold by entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries to support any part of their operations; requires such utilities and centers to report to the comptroller of the treasury; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 65 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
HB 1182 — State Government - As introduced, requires each state department and agency to post to the department's or agency's website the report provided annually to the general assembly that describes the department's or agency's progress in achieving economic efficiency. - Amends TCA Title 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SB 2301 — Education, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "School Mental Health Transparency Act"; requires the department to consult relevant agencies to compile a list of mental health resources; requires public schools to use the department's list to compile lists of mental health resources available to enrolled students and provide the lists to students' parents; requires that lists of mental health resources be published on the website of the department and each public school. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 33 and Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 1894 — Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 470 — Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Professionals' Freedom of Religion Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee
SB 1621 — Human Resources, Department of - As introduced, urges the department to allocate a minimum of $16,000 annually in vocational rehabilitation funds for the purpose of supporting accessible information services for blind persons in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB 2249 — Energy - As introduced, authorizes the state energy policy council to submit electronically its annual comprehensive reports on its assessment of the state's energy sector and comprehensive state energy policy plan to the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 68, Chapter 204, Part 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
SB 2551 — Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, prohibits municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of this state from disposing, or contracting for the disposal of, solid waste in a landfill located outside their territorial boundaries unless the host county or host municipality in which the landfill is located has entered into a host community agreement approving such disposal; applies to all contracts entered into for the disposal of solid waste on or after July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
HB 2333 — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from certain listed actions, including modifying, restricting, or denying a medication ordered by a healthcare prescriber; requires that a request for a formulary exception or prior authorization be granted or denied by a pharmacy benefits manager within a specified amount of time or such request is deemed approved. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
SB 1752 — Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, compiles a list of certain training requirements and opportunities for certain school staff and volunteers; changes the required frequency for certain de-escalation training, child abuse training, and training on harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying policies. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-408; Title 49 and Section 68-6-103.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 2052 — Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires certain food retail establishments to use a nondigital presentation of price; prohibits a food retail establishment from using personalized algorithmic pricing; makes other changes related to food retail establishments. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 53.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
HB 2331 — Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from contracting with a state department, agency, or entity if the pharmacy benefits manager has been disciplined by the department of finance and administration or the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
HB 688 — Health, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to develop and maintain an essential buffer stock of necessary medicines and healthcare supplies to be distributed during a natural or man-made disaster, mass casualty event, or public health emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
SJR 350 — Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Shelter Animal Awareness Month -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee
HB 1461 — Computers and Electronic Processing - As introduced, requires high performance computing (HPC) facility operators to devote 50 percent of the computing and data processing output of the facility for a public benefit; requires HPC facility operators to produce an annual report of the facility's energy consumption and carbon footprint; requires such operators to conduct an annual internal compliance audit and submit to an audit upon request by certain governmental entities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 1969 — Health Care - As introduced, creates the state uterine fibroids commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB 2553 — Livestock - As introduced, broadens the definition of alternative livestock under the Tennessee Livestock Dealer Act to include non-traditional livestock without hooves. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 10.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
SB 1925 — Public Employees - As introduced, allows up to five days' leave for any eligible employee who is a foster parent or kinship caregiver regarding appearances in court or counseling sessions related to the placement of the foster child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
HB 2332 — Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from reimbursing a contracted pharmacy for a prescription drug or device or a pharmacy service in an amount that is less than the greatest of certain listed amounts and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
HB 2455 — Economic and Community Development - As introduced, creates a condition of eligibility for certain economic development incentives that employers certify that they pay employees working on the development project for which the incentive was granted at least $21.99 an hour beginning July 1, 2026, with annual adjustments thereafter by the commissioner of economic and community development based on the MIT living wage calculator; allows for recovering from employers found to be in violation of such wage requirements the incentives already provided. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
SB 2512 — Education - As introduced, enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Failed in Senate Education Committee