Tennessee Bills

sponsored by Joey Hensley

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 1902 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
School Transportation - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of obtaining a school bus endorsement on a driver license and for other purposes, that a school bus is a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
Jan 23 2024 Pub. Ch. 836
May 09 2024
SB 1903 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Food and Food Products - As enacted, defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug for purposes of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.
Jan 23 2024 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 742
May 01 2024
SB 1060 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Education - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law pertaining to the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022" and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 31 2023 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 782
May 01 2024
SB 1708 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Schools, Private - As enacted, clarifies that a private school serving students in any of the grades pre-K through 12 is authorized to adopt a handgun carry policy for the private school's property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.
Jan 10 2024 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 738
May 01 2024
SB 1142 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Historical Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the commission; makes other changes relative to the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4.
Jan 31 2023 Pub. Ch. 764
May 01 2024
SB 1868 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense; allows certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.
Jan 23 2024 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 791
May 01 2024
SB 1715 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to serve as a school resource officer at a school within a local board of education's control that has not entered into a memorandum of understanding with a law enforcement agency to assign a school resource officer to the school. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49 and Title 62.
Jan 10 2024 Pub. Ch. 729
Apr 29 2024
SJR 1379 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Memorials, Recognition - Tommy Harber, 2024 Supplier of the Year -
Apr 03 2024 Signed By Governor.
Apr 24 2024
SB 1722 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Flags - As introduced, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from displaying in public schools flags other than the official United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag. - Amends TCA Section 5-5-114; Section 6-54-144 and Title 49.
Jan 10 2024 Companion House Bill Substituted
Apr 23 2024
SB 2390 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
State Symbols - As enacted, designates "Tennessee, In My Dreams" by Makky Kaylor as an official state song. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-302.
Jan 30 2024 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 724
Apr 22 2024
SB 2171 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, enacts the "Mental Health Preceptor Tax Incentive Program." - Amends TCA Title 67.
Jan 30 2024 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 1704 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Jan 10 2024 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 1352 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of food and food ingredients from the sales tax if sold to a person who is 70 years of age or older during the period beginning July 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-228 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.
Feb 01 2023 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 1710 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, requires half of the unencumbered revenue from the recordation tax to be distributed to counties for school debt and school capital projects. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.
Jan 10 2024 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 1901 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to reimburse teachers for child care expenses paid by the teacher each month for the teacher's dependent child to receive child care services through certain child care programs certified by the department of education or child care agencies licensed by the department of human services; requires, subject to appropriation, this state to reimburse LEAs and public charter schools a portion of any such monthly reimbursement amount paid by the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 23 2024 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 1904 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Taxes - As introduced, authorizes business, excise, and franchise tax credits equal to unreimbursed TennCare costs for eligible healthcare providers that provide healthcare services to TennCare recipients; allows a refund to be issued in lieu of a tax credit on the condition that the refund be used to make a charitable contribution. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.
Jan 23 2024 Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024
Apr 19 2024
SB 173 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Taxes, Business - As introduced, exempts services furnished by persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate or real property from business tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 7.
Jan 12 2023 Rcvd. From S., Held On H. Desk.
Apr 18 2024
SB 2969 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Maury County - Subject to local approval, repeals obsolete language regarding the establishment of a civil service system for sheriff's department employees, which has been replaced by a new civil service system for such employees. - Amends Chapter 475 of the Private Acts of 1967; as amended.
Feb 22 2024 Comp. Became Pr. Ch. 51
Apr 17 2024
SB 1721 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Safety - As enacted, requires the department of safety to create de-escalation training for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel; requires LEAs and public charter schools to ensure that the LEA's or public charter school's teachers, administrators, and other school personnel annually receive the de-escalation training. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 10 2024 Pub. Ch. 675
Apr 17 2024
SB 2478 (113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12.
Jan 30 2024 Pub. Ch. 704
Apr 17 2024

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