TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

HB 536 — Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes a dealer applicant without an established place of business to be issued a motor vehicle dealer license if the applicant is a nonprofit religious organization that is organized or incorporated in this state, has its certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing with the secretary of state, and has an established program of receiving donations of motor vehicles that it donates to individuals and providing free vehicle repair services to individuals with demonstrated need of a motor vehicle or repair services necessary to the individual's effort to become a self-sufficient member of the workforce. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Taken off notice for cal. in Transportation Committee
HJR 129 — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Mark Goins to resign as the Tennessee coordinator of elections. -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HB 1490 — Public Records - As introduced, makes the addresses on a nominating petition for the office of judge, chancellor, district attorney general, and public defender confidential. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 10, Chapter 7.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-01-15: Withdrawn.
HB 1554 — Criminal Procedure - As introduced, removes the requirement for a petitioner for restoration of citizenship or an applicant for a certificate of employability to pay the costs of the proceedings; makes other changes to the process for restoration of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
SB 1607 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault against a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
HR 142 — Memorials, Death - Bill R. Dunlap -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Sponsor(s) Added.
SB 1623 — Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires the validation or revalidation tab, sticker, or other device issued for a calendar year that is affixed to a registration plate must be a different color scheme than the color scheme of the validation or revalidation tab, sticker, or device issued for the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102 and Title 55, Chapter 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
HB 1548 — TennCare - As introduced, deletes an obsolete provision that required the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with any appropriate TennCare drug utilization review committees, to study the use of prescription drugs in nursing homes and the costs of those prescription drugs for residents of nursing homes; to examine prescription use overall; to focus on any practices that would improve the quality of resident care while reducing costs to the TennCare program; and to report by January 1, 2005, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SB 1627 — Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to submit to a psychiatric examination conducted by a medical professional; prohibits the student from returning to school or a school-related activity until the medical professional finds that the student is no longer a threat to the school and can safely return to school. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
SB 1484 — Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, creates a cause of action through which a victim can recover from a person, other than a professional bondsman or person with a bailable interest, who posts bail for a defendant and the defendant is subsequently convicted for a criminal offense that occurred while the defendant was on bail; allows the victim to recover for damage to property, injury, or death arising from the subsequent criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 40.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-01-15: Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee
HB 1539 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense to knowingly inhale, ingest, use, or possess any compound, liquid, gas, or chemical that contains nitrous oxide. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
SB 1476 — Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, creates a law enforcement officer recruitment fund and grant program administered by the department for the purpose of assisting eligible law enforcement agencies in officer recruitment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38.withdrawn
Latest action 2026-01-15: Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1629 — Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the criminal offenses of carrying a firearm or club with intent to go armed and carrying a weapon in a public park with the intent to go armed; prohibits a juvenile from carrying a firearm with intent to go armed except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
HB 1076 — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days, the amount of time each insurer of personal risk insurance must file with the commissioner of commerce and insurance before the proposed effective date of all rates, supplementary rate information, supporting information, policy forms, and endorsements. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Sponsor change.
SB 1491 — Health Care - As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 1, the date by which a managed care organization that participates in the TennCare program must submit its annual report to the bureau of TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB 1545 — Sunset Laws - As introduced, extends the state energy policy council to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 204.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
HR 141 — Memorials, Death - Lieutenant Gordon Gwathney, Knoxville Police Department -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Sponsor(s) Added.
HB 1448 — Public Officials - As introduced, authorizes recall elections for elected members of a local legislative body, city and county mayors, sheriffs, trustees, registers, clerks, assessors of property, and members of a school board. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 47 and Title 49, Chapter 2.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
HB 1462 — Real Property - As introduced, prohibits a homeowners' association from prohibiting a first responder from parking an emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on a roadway adjacent to the first responder's real property or from penalizing or threatening to penalize a first responder for parking an emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on a roadway adjacent to the first responder's real property. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 66.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
HB 1511 — Education, Curriculum - As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grade level and consistent with social studies standards adopted by the state board. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SJR 544 — Memorials, Recognition - Beverly Bell -withdrawn
Latest action 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
HB 1520 — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, requires playgrounds at Booker T. Washington State Park and Harrison Bay State Park to be built no later than January 1, 2027; requires existing resources of the department of environment and conservation to be used to build the parks. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 1529 — Sunset Laws - As introduced, extends the local government planning advisory committee to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
SB 1604 — Education, Curriculum - As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grade level and consistent with social studies standards adopted by the state board. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
HB 1512 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.