TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

HB 1112 — Air Pollution - As introduced, designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight, or supplying or otherwise providing the chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus required for the conduct, as a Class A misdemeanor; makes other changes related to investigations and enforcement related to weather modification. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
HB 983 — Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to designate an existing organizational unit of the department as the office of rural prosperity and consolidate within that office some or all of the department's duties related to improving the well-being of rural communities in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-105; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 61; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
HB 1086 — Livestock - As introduced, requires the commissioner of agriculture and the state veterinarian to receive prior approval from the joint government operations committee of the house of representatives and the senate to order vaccinations and tests for animals in this state; removes the requirement that an owner of a dead animal be liable for the sanitary disposition of the animal; clarifies indemnity procedures for a destroyed animal. - Amends TCA Title 44 and Title 58.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 333 — Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, requires all hospitals licensed by the health facilities commission or by the department of mental health and substance abuse services to report annually to the department of health, on a form promulgated by the department, the number of advanced practice registered nurses who are working in the hospital for each month. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
HB 703 — Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Pot for Potholes Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products in this state to be administered by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HB 1051 — Education - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Read Act"; repeals the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
SB 851 — TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
HJR 319 — Memorials, Sports - Mark Burns, five-time martial arts world champion -enacted
Latest action 2025-03-26: Signed by Governor.
HJR 382 — Memorials, Recognition - Middle Tennessee Veterans Support Group -enacted
Latest action 2025-03-26: Signed by Governor.
HB 1103 — Education, Higher - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee for Tampons Act," which requires public institutions of higher education to provide feminine hygiene products in all women's and girl's bathrooms and locker rooms. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Failed for lack of second in: Higher Education Subcommittee
HB 1287 — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, increases, from 15 to 20, the number of background investigations that the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives may request a year for persons under consideration for appointment to a position of trust and responsibility. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 67.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
HB 206 — Mental Illness - As introduced, requires the chief officer of an inpatient mental health treatment resource to notify the committing court if a patient who was involuntarily committed for mental health treatment becomes eligible for discharge; permits the court to hold a hearing to determine whether to order the person's return to the hospital under the original commitment or order the person's release from involuntary commitment in accordance with the recommendations of the chief officer. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 52.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
HB 771 — Boats, Boating - As introduced, requires a person to purchase a permit in order to operate a vessel on the intrastate waters of this state that is exempt from being numbered for identification in this state due only to the vessel having a valid number awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
SB 461 — Medical Occupations - As introduced, establishes the scope of practice for anesthesiologist assistants, subject to regulatory oversight by the board of medical examiners as part of such practice. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SB 1252 — Education - As introduced, makes various changes to the categories of individuals who are not required to use a preferred pronoun, and for whom a preferred pronoun can be disregarded, if the pronoun is inconsistent with the person's biological sex; makes various changes to the civil liability and adverse action protections as it relates to the use of, or the refusal to use, a pronoun or preferred pronoun. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
HB 1397 — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to create and maintain an informational tool on the department's website that provides data related to the presence of facilities that are required to submit toxic release inventory data to the environmental protection agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 59; Title 60; Title 68 and Title 69.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to Special Calendar 37
HB 992 — Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
HJR 329 — Memorials, Recognition - Agape Child & Family Services, 55th anniversary -enacted
Latest action 2025-03-26: Signed by Governor.
HB 222 — Civil Procedure - As introduced, specifies the damages that may be awarded against a person or commercial entity that publishes or distributes a website containing a substantial portion of content harmful to minors includes actual damages, nominal damages, and punitive damages; specifies that a person or entity that violates certain obscenity laws may be found civilly liable to an injured party for nominal damages, actual damages, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and punitive damages; provides that the attorney general and reporter may issue guidance to assist commercial entities in complying with age requirements for websites containing a substantial portion of content that is harmful to minors. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Chapter 1021 of the Public Acts of 2024.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
HB 1392 — Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the exception to the criminal offense of unlawfully carrying a firearm with intent to go armed for persons who lawfully possess a handgun, are in a place where the person is lawfully present, and are at least 21 years old or 18 years old with certain military service. - Amends TCA Title 39.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
SB 523 — Welfare - As introduced, requires the department of human services to develop and implement a five-year pilot program in which eligible households are awarded an annual supplemental income grant of $5,000 beginning in 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
SJR 201 — Memorials, Death - Margaret Jewel "Margie" Ison -enacted
Latest action 2025-03-25: Signed by Governor.
HB 1006 — State Universities - As introduced, expands the list of those who are prohibited from serving on a state university board to include those who hold the position of a member of a governing body for another institution of higher education, not just public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-25: Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
HB 218 — 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 2025-03-25: Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
HJR 159 — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles Traughber, Tennessee State University Board of Trustees -enacted
Latest action 2025-03-25: Signed by Governor.