TN — 114S1 | Bill Commons

9,112 bills

SB 647 — Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates the medical expense relief fund to assist the next of kin and the estate of a decedent who was enrolled in TennCare at the time of death with paying the decedent's medical debt and expenses; requires the department of human services to administer the fund and the awarding of grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 9 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 15 — State Inmates - As introduced, requires the state to pay for autopsies of deceased inmates and for any transportation associated with the autopsy. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
HJR 1276 — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sharon Kozlowski, Centennial High School Teacher of the Year -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 2346 — Children - As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 1982 — Sentencing - As introduced, states that there is a rebuttable presumption that a defendant convicted of aggravated assault is not a favorable candidate for probation if the offense involved the use or display of a firearm during the commission of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 1695 — Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of food and food ingredients from the sales and use tax when sold on the fifth day of any month. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 185 — TennCare - As introduced, establishes TennCare minimum and maximum reimbursement rate levels for rural hospitals and requires that the reimbursement rate is based on the rural hospital's current federal fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
HJR 1266 — Memorials, Sports - Evey Monge -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 989 — Education - As introduced, corrects the name of the Cumberland Museum and Science Center to the Adventure Science Center for purposes of receipt of appropriations of state funds made for educational grants-in-aid under allotments of the commissioner of finance and administration. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
HJR 1293 — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Bill Toungette,TNASSP Assistant Principal of the Year -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 417 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 150 grams to 50 grams or more the amount of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue that is punished as a Class A felony for the knowing manufacture, delivery, or sale of the substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
HJR 1322 — Memorials, Recognition - Walden's Ridge Civic Center, National Register of Historic Places -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 650 — TennCare - As introduced, enacts "Emma's Bill," which requires that when making a determination of medical necessity, the bureau shall take into consideration the patient's overall condition and use such overall condition as a factor to determine the level of funding and what medical items and services the patient receives, even if such determination does not result in the least costly course of diagnosis or treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 679 — Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, adds pre-kindergarten students with special education needs and their peer models to the categories of students who generate education funding through the TISA. - Amends TCA Title 49.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SJR 559 — Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to pass the Eliminating Discrimination And Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (ED ACCESS) Act of 2022. -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
SB 2406 — Health Care - As introduced, permits a healthcare organization's quality improvement committee to evaluate the security measures in place at a healthcare organization to ensure the safety of patients and staff. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 62 and Title 68.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
HJR 1284 — Memorials, Sports - Marina Mason -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
HB 2115 — County Boundaries - As introduced, increases from 90 days to 100 days the amount of time that a joint committee on county consolidation has following its receipt of a petition of consolidation to report its findings and recommendations on the feasibility of consolidation of the petitioning county with another county. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added.
HJR 1255 — Memorials, Death - Eddie Neil Ferguson -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1321 — Memorials, Heroism - Captain William Maxwell, Signal Mountain Fire Department -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1274 — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Gabrielle Key, Grassland Middle School Teacher of the Year -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 1928 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds "a victim" to the definition of an individual involved in the judicial process for purposes of the criminal offense of harming or threatening to harm an individual involved in the judicial process; makes various other changes regarding victims of crime. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
SB 1393 — Appropriations - As introduced, makes appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain legislative enactments passed during the 2025 session of the 114th General Assembly; earmarks sufficient state funds for the purpose of funding any bill naming a highway or bridge in honor of a service member killed in action. -died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
HJR 1324 — Memorials, Recognition - John and Robyn LaCook, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -enacted
Latest action 2026-04-20: Signed by Governor.
SB 2198 — Welfare - As introduced, clarifies that the department of human services must provide applicants with a written notice of temporary assistance eligibility determinations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026