TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

SB 830 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that the offense of reckless endangerment includes a person who recklessly discharges a firearm into the air while in a densely populated area; provides that a densely populated area may be proven by evidence of the population of the city or county, housing density in the immediate area of the offense, the number of persons present at the time of the offense, or any other evidence. - Amends TCA Title 39.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
HB 1126 — Labor - As introduced, permits state governmental entities and local health departments to submit annual reports to the general assembly electronically regarding compliance with the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50 and Title 57.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SB 726 — Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to submit its biennial report on underage drinking, drunk driving, and other harmful uses of alcohol to the governor in addition to members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 57.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
HB 1179 — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As introduced, extends from two to three weeks the period of notice that must be provided to a pharmacist or pharmacy prior to an initial on-site audit for each audit cycle by a covered entity, pharmacy benefits manager, the state or its political subdivisions, or an agent of such entity by sending written notice to the pharmacist or pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SB 358 — General Assembly, Directed Studies - As introduced, requires TACIR to study the economic impact that the cosmetology and barbering professions have in this state; upon completion of the study, requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to legislative committees having jurisdiction over cosmetology and barbering, and to provide a copy of the report to the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 3 and Title 64, Chapter 4.withdrawn
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
HB 1269 — Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, restricts the prohibition on holding an interest in or being employed by a distillery, wholesale dealer, or retail dealer, or holding an alcoholic beverage license in this state, only to family members of voting members of the commission. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
SB 1049 — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that increases its premiums to give 45 days' notice rather than 30 days' notice of the increase to a customer who has an account paid by bank draft or preauthorized check. - Amends TCA Title 56.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 1217 — Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, adds the availability of services relating to housing as an issue that must be addressed in the orientation that the department is required to conduct before an inmate is released from confinement. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1261 — Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, imposes requirements for health insurance issuers using artificial intelligence, algorithms, or other software for utilization review or utilization management functions. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
SB 1219 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires directors of schools and directors of public charter schools to immediately notify all students, parents, educators, employees, and contractors of the local education agency or public charter school of the presence of an immigration officer on school grounds. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6002 / HB 6001); and TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
HB 1272 — Traffic Safety - As introduced, creates a Class B misdemeanor for failure to properly adjust headlights by a person or entity that installs tires on a passenger motor vehicle or truck that are larger in total diameter than the original equipment manufacturer's tires installed; creates a Class B misdemeanor for installing such tires so as to cause the bumper or frame to exceed the maximum heights established in present law. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
HB 1209 — Boards and Commissions - As introduced, provides for a new definition for the term "artificial intelligence" for the Tennessee artificial intelligence advisory council act; expands, from 24 to at least 24 and at most 27, the number of members on the council; directs the council to make various other changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 31.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee- Government Operations for Review
HB 1196 — Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the state board to publish the curriculum implemented for the statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program on the state board's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SB 1214 — Criminal Procedure - As introduced, enacts the "Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 812 — District Attorneys - As introduced, allows an assistant district attorney general to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience upon recommendation of the hiring district attorney general and subject to the approval of the executive director of the district attorneys general conference; defines prior law enforcement experience as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer; requires an employment record from the law enforcement agency to be used to establish the law enforcement experience. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
HB 293 — Zoning - As introduced, prohibits the construction of correctional facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes in areas designated as 100-year flood plains; applies to all applications for construction permits submitted on or after July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SB 1312 — Education, Higher - As introduced, terminates the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation (TSAC); requires the Tennessee higher education commission to be the governing board for TSAC; changes the name of the "Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant" to "TennesseeWORKS scholarship." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
SJR 40 — Constitutional Amendments - Proposes constitutional amendment to allow people to propose laws by initiative. -died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1404 — Municipal Government - As introduced, prohibits a municipality, or an instrumentality of a municipality, from taking an action that affects or has the potential to affect the tax obligations, fees, or other costs for real property owners whose property is located outside of a municipality's corporate boundary, unless the action is approved by the county legislative body in which such property is located; requires the membership of joint economic and community development boards to proportionately represent the citizenry over which the board exercises jurisdiction by July 1, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
SB 1174 — Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written policy for the use of the cameras by its law enforcement officers; establishes certain requirements for the policies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 919 — Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, changes from March 31 to February 1, the date by which each region must submit its annual report to the commissioner of environment and conservation for the immediately preceding calendar year that includes data on collection, recycling, transportation, disposal, public costs, and other information deemed relevant to solid waste planning and management. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
HB 1228 — Education - As introduced, authorizes the board of regents to produce and make available a copy of the board's tenure policy in an electronic format or in a printed, physical medium. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 49 and Title 62.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
SB 935 — Abortion - As introduced, adds the chairs of the judiciary committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives with jurisdiction over criminal justice-related matters to whom the department of health shall submit a report of each abortion procedure and the disposition of the aborted fetus or aborted fetal tissue to no later than January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Section 39-15-203.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 574 — Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, reduces the rate of tax on bottled soft drinks and barrels of beer; changes the distribution of the revenue from such taxes; provides for the eventual repeal of such taxes. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5 and Title 67, Chapter 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
SB 618 — General Assembly - As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to determine an equivalent number of legislative conferences, or number of legislative conference days, for which a member of the senate or house of representatives is entitled to attend for purposes of receiving expense and mileage allowances. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee