Tennessee Legislative Events

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Grady Eades upon his receipt of the 2026 Hillcourt Bronze Medal.

Grady Eades, Hillcourt Bronze Medal

A RESOLUTION to honor Rita Taylor for her top-five finish in WKRN's Remarkable Women campaign.

Rita Taylor

A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Audrey Jean Glodé Campbell on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday.

Audrey Jean Glodé Campbell, 90th birthday

A RESOLUTION to honor Melanie McDearman Minter on the occasion of her retirement.

Melanie McDearman Minter

A RESOLUTION to honor Veterans Month.

Veterans Month, November 2026

A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the Henry County High School Madrigals upon their victory at the WorldStrides Festival.

Henry County High School Madrigals

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Liz Reese for her essential work as executive director of Brooks House.

Liz Reese

A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the Upper Cumberland 18U RAMS homeschool basketball team on winning the NCHBC Division 5 National Championship.

Upper Cumberland 18U RAMS homeschool basketball team, NCHBC Division 5 National Champions

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the White County High School Lady Warriors basketball team.

White County High School Lady Warriors basketball team, TSSAA Division I, Class 3A state runner-up

A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Parker Belle Hayes of Mt. Juliet upon her graduation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Parker Belle Hayes, 2026 Graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

A RESOLUTION to honor the 3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship.

3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship

A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the 2026 Mule Day Court Second Runner-Up, Graciee Katherine English.

Graciee Katherine English, 2026 Mule Day Court Second Runner-Up

A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the 2026 Mule Day Court Fourth Runner-Up, LaiLah Webster.

LaiLah Webster, Fourth Runner-Up, 2026 Mule Day Court

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Kehilla Upper School of Nashville.

Kehilla Upper School of Nashville

A RESOLUTION to honor the fourteen fallen veterans of Happy Valley High School.

Fallen veterans of Happy Valley High School

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Love's Way Church of Lebanon on the grand opening of its new location.

Love's Way Church

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Tom Sturdivant of Nashville for decades of devoted service to the citizens of Tennessee.

Tom Sturdivant

A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Jane Bell of Rockwood.

Jane Bell

A RESOLUTION to commend Cason Orr for exemplary service as a legislative intern.

Cason Orr

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Thomas Farmer of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on the occasion of his retirement.

Thomas Farmer

AN ACT to amend Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1974; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the county attorney of Haywood County.

Subject to local approval, for county attorney, requires state law license; hiring preference to be given to a resident; oath of office; to advise and represent county commission, the county mayor, and other county officials; authorizes county com...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from a...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to therapists.

As introduced, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Ti...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to pre-kindergarten.

As introduced, establishes a date, of July 1 each year, by which the office of early learning within the department must submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on the status of pre-kindergarten programs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70, relative to possession of wildlife.

As introduced, decreases from 48 hours to 24 hours the time within which an injury requiring medical attention that is caused by captive wildlife must be reported to the Tennessee wildlife resources agency. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Titl...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3, relative to restrictions on land purchases.

As introduced, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities.

As introduced, extends from 30 to 45 the number of days that a school board must wait between advertising property with a career and technical education building for sale in a local newspaper and completing a negotiated sale of such property. - Am...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-4-116 and Chapter 512 of the Public Acts of 2025, relative to the joint committee on ways and means.

As introduced, revises and clarifies procedures of the joint committee on ways and means, including authorizing the committee to issue notice that a hearing will not be held or to hold a hearing to review the application or acceptance of federal a...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs.

As introduced, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to healthcare facilities.

As introduced, increases from three to five the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 1 home for the aged; increases from four to six the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to ...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals.

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act"; authorizes, subject to certain training and oversight requirements, emergency medical personnel to provide emergency care to injured canine first responders and tr...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to professions of the healing arts.

As introduced, removes requirement that persons seeking licensure as speech language pathologists be members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 17.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to accountability.

As introduced, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36, relative to retirement.

As introduced, revises provisions relating to the production of documents in certain proceedings relating to the retirement of a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); revises provisions relating to the temporary reemployme...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to state funding for immigration and customs enforcement activities.

As introduced, prohibits this state from obligating, appropriating, or otherwise expending state funds, personnel, or other state resources to support any United States immigration and customs enforcement activities in this state. - Amends TCA Tit...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation.

As introduced, extends from 18 years with no more than 200,000 miles to the later of 20 years or 300,000 miles, the period for which a conventional or Class D school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22, relative to tourism.

As introduced, requires the department to annually confirm the nonprofit, membership-based organizations or tax-exempt public agencies to act as regional tourism organizations for each of the nine development districts; requires department approva...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119, relative to child support.

As enacted, deletes the requirements that the department establish, advertise, and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone line to receive and respond to citizen inquiries and complaints concerning child support collections and disbursements and ...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to grants.

As introduced, creates the rescue squad grant program to provide annual grants to rescue squads for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training; directs the commissioner of commerce and insurance to evaluate grant requests and select grant...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics.

As introduced, requires an LEA that operates a public high school to permit a high school student who resides within the geographic boundaries of the LEA and who is enrolled in a private school that is located in the LEA and that serves fewer than...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to electric bicycles.

As introduced, permits a local government adopting a prohibition of class 1 or class 2 electric bicycles on a bicycle path or trail in a public park or greenway to submit a copy of the resolution or ordinance to the department of safety; authorize...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

As introduced, requires a political party to file a copy of the party's rules or amendments to the party's rules with the secretary of state and the coordinator of elections within 15 days, instead of 30 days, after the rules or amendments are ado...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63, relative to mental health.

As introduced, prohibits a person from developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional. - Amends TCA Title 33; Ti...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to the Tennessee State University, board of trustees.

As introduced, extends the Tennessee State University, board of trustees to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 5, relative to the Sequatchie Valley educational development agency.

As introduced, extends the Sequatchie Valley educational development agency to June 30, 2032. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 5.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17, relative to the board of communications disorders and sciences.

As introduced, extends the board of communications disorders and sciences to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 17.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50, relative to minors appearing in online content.

As introduced, prohibits minors under 14 years of age from sharing video content on an online platform for compensation; requires a parent or other adult who features a minor in video content shared on an online platform for compensation to set as...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55 and Title 65, relative to transportation.

As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the annual report submitted by the department to legislative committees on the number of offenders who have had installed on their motor vehicles functioning ignition interlock device...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 41, relative to voting.

As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the elec...

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.

As introduced, increases, from twice a week to three times a week, the number of unimpeded telephone or video conference conversations a parent not in possession of a child is entitled to have with the child as part of the right to unimpeded telep...