TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

SB 1903 — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, clarifies that the notification provided by a retiree's new employer to the retirement system concerning the reemployment of the retiree as a law enforcement officer must be provided in writing. - Amends TCA Title 8.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
SB 2020 — Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits health insurance entities from downcoding reimbursement claims from healthcare professionals except in limited circumstances; makes certain other changes related to health insurance claim adjudication. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Withdrawn.
SB 2489 — TennCare - As introduced, increases from 60 to 65 days the period after the close of each fiscal year within which the department of finance and administration must submit a report to the governor and members of the general assembly that includes an account of the operations and expenditures of all funds under the Medical Assistance Act of 1968, statistics by county about all medical assistance within the state, rules promulgated to carry out the act, and other information the department deems advisable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
SB 2021 — Welfare - As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to provide to the commissioner of correction an application for food assistance to be used by inmates in state correctional institutions prior to release; requires the application to contain an option for the inmate to indicate a denial to apply for food assistance and reasons for doing so; requires the commissioner of correction to supply the application to each inmate prior to release; requires reports to the general assembly on certain data collected from the applications and on the number of inmates leaving incarceration who are approved for food assistance. - Amends TCA Title 41 and Title 71.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Withdrawn.
HB 1863 — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to submit a report to the education and finance committees of the senate and house of representatives identifying any fiscal year, beginning with the 2004 fiscal year, for which net lottery proceeds were insufficient to fully fund certain scholarships and grants, resulting in a pro rata reduction in award amounts or a draw upon the general shortfall reserve subaccount. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, Chapter 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Education Committee
HB 928 — Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any food that contains a live vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Withdrawn.
SB 2612 — Professions and Occupations - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days the time in which a licensed polygraph examiner or company must notify the commissioner of commerce and insurance of a change in business address. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62 and Title 63.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
SB 2663 — Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may be required to serve a portion of the sentence in continuous confinement in the local jail or workhouse; specifies that the state is responsible for all costs of incarceration after the first year. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
SB 2592 — Business Organizations - As introduced, increases, from two to three, the number of days' notice that a for-profit corporation must give of the date, time, and place of a meeting to elect directors and complete the organization of the corporation or elect a board of directors to complete the organization of the corporation, if the initial directors are not named in the charter of the corporation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 61; Title 62 and Title 66.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
SB 1855 — Education, Higher - As introduced, extends, from January 1 to January 15, the deadline for the department of correction to submit its annual report on higher education opportunities available to incarcerated individuals to the chairs of the judiciary and education committees of the senate and the criminal justice and education administration committees of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
HB 1795 — Real Property - As introduced, expands existing statutory authority of a masonic lodge to take real property by deed by extending the same authority to a masonic lodge-sponsored corporation or limited liability company that is created for such purpose; authorizes a masonic lodge-sponsored corporation or limited liability company to lease or rent real or personal property to a masonic lodge or other entity. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 102.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
HB 1783 — Courts, Juvenile - As introduced, requires the department of children's services, and others, to provide certain information to court-appointed special advocates in order to provide judicial officers with the most comprehensive information to be used in the consideration of the placement and custody of a child. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
SB 1941 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault against a firefighter, emergency services personnel, or other person who responds to calls for emergency assistance from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Sponsor(s) Added.
SB 2408 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds insects to the offense of displaying, exhibiting, handling, or using a venomous or dangerous snake or reptile in a manner that endangers the life or health of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
HB 1829 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a person who is convicted of a felony from running for public office, regardless of whether the person receives a presidential pardon; prohibits a public employee from receiving retirement benefits from the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, any superseded retirement system, or any other public pension system, if such employee or official is convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8; Title 39 and Title 40.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
HB 2042 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to implement programs to reward persons who report the illegal presence of a gun on school property; authorizes the use of private funding sources to fund the reward programs. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 8 and Title 49.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C.
HB 1880 — Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, removes licensed attorneys who have practiced more than 20 years from the application of the professional privilege tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
SB 2271 — Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, requires the notice submitted by the state board of equalization to a county mayor on whether an extension of time to complete a property reappraisal program is justified to be in writing. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
HB 1808 — District Attorneys - As introduced, authorizes the district attorneys general conference to pay the licensing fees for software applications used by the office of the district attorney general within a judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9; Title 16 and Title 40.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
HB 2002 — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to ensure that certain safety signage is placed at new trails or trails under renovation within the state's trail system; requires the same for jogging trails. - Amends TCA Title 11.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C.
SB 2297 — TennCare - As introduced, removes an obsolete reference to July 1, 2000, as the initial date after which the department of health must ensure that application forms for TennCare uninsured or uninsurable coverage under the Medical Assistance Act apprise applicants of the requirements of the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction
HB 1810 — Sewage - As introduced, implements a system of graduated periods of suspension of a person's license to engage in the business of removing accumulated wastes from subsurface sewage disposal systems following conviction for offenses involving illegal dumping of sewage. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68, Chapter 221.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 1905 — Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, deletes an obsolete requirement that the department of commerce and insurance conduct a study to determine the appropriateness of a separate premium rating for medicare supplement policies for populations under 65 years of age upon the expiration of five years from May 27, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
HB 1545 — Criminal Procedure - As introduced, allows certain felony offenders to petition to have the offender's criminal history records sealed after completion of all requirements of sentencing and at least five years without being convicted of a new offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-02-02: Withdrawn.
SB 1948 — Autopsies - As introduced, requires a county medical examiner to report certain instances of the natural death of an infant or young person under 20 to the federal Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry; requires the county medical examiner to review the deceased infant's or young person's immunization and medical records; authorizes civil penalties and license sanctions for violations. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 63 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee