SB 667
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Election Laws - As introduced, increases the time a person may be absent from work to vote, from three hours to four hours. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
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Jan 31 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate State And Local Government Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 717
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires a public utility to allow a customer of the utility to use a contractor of the customer's choosing for the installation of utility infrastructure; allows the public utility to provide reasonable construction and manufacturer specifications for the utility infrastructure; adds additional requirements related to the use of private contractors for installation of utility infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Feb 03 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate State And Local Government Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 666
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires the executive director of the health facilities commission to submit a report no later than July 1, rather than February 1, of each year to the governor, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the chief clerk of the senate, regarding the commission's nursing home inspection and enforcement activities during the previous year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Jan 31 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Commerce And Labor Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 388
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires a court or magistrate to impose global positioning monitoring as a condition of release for a defendant accused of certain offenses, unless the court or magistrate enters written findings that the defendant does not pose a threat to the victim or public safety; requires the administrative office of the courts to compile an annual report of the number of defendants subject to such an order. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 55; Chapter 969 of the Public Acts of 2024 and Chapter 1033 of the Public Acts of 2024.
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Jan 28 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 383
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Courts - As introduced, specifies that certain actions for declaratory judgments or injunctive relief regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action must be brought in state court and that the privileges and immunities afforded to this state, state entities, and state officials under state or federal law are not waived for purposes of such actions. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 27, Chapter 1.
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Jan 28 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 854
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
District Attorneys - As introduced, extends the time within which each district attorney general must submit a funding report to the district attorneys general conference from 90 days after the end of the fiscal year to 120 days after the end of the fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10 and Title 17.
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Feb 05 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 855
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, increases, from 10 days to 10 business days, the time after appointment and qualification of members for a board of public utilities appointed under the Municipal Electric Plan Law of 1935 by which the board must elect a chair. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Feb 05 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Energy, Ag., And Nat. Resources Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 1341
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, increases, from 30 days to 30 business days, the amount of time before the start of a fiscal year that a joint board composed of public agencies overseeing a county or municipal airport has to submit its total expenditures to be made to the governing bodies of its constituent public agencies. - Amends TCA Title 42.
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Feb 06 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Transportation And Safety Committee
Feb 12 2025
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SB 216
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from $3,000 to $4,000, the maximum fine that a jury may impose for the offense of conveyance by general warranty deed with knowledge of existing liens. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 62 and Title 66.
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Jan 16 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 10 2025
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SB 665
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to submit an annual report regarding the number of applications filed pursuant to the Water Quality Control Act; requires the department to include information on the mechanism of compensatory mitigation provided for in permits that are required to have a provision for adequate compensatory mitigation; requires additional information when the mechanism of compensatory mitigation is an in-lieu fee program or mitigation banking. - Amends TCA Title 69.
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Jan 31 2025 |
Introduced, Passed On First Consideration
Feb 10 2025
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SB 675
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Local Government, General - As introduced, requires the attorney general and reporter, at the request of a member of the general assembly, to investigate an ordinance, regulation, order, or other official action adopted or taken by the chief executive officer or governing body of a political subdivision or any written policy, written rule, or written regulation adopted by any agency, department, or other entity of the political subdivision that the member alleges violates state law or the Constitution of Tennessee; creates penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 67.
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Jan 31 2025 |
Introduced, Passed On First Consideration
Feb 10 2025
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SB 385
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, on a monthly basis, to analyze electronic benefit card data to identify food assistance recipients who have made purchases out of state for 90 consecutive days or more, send written notice to the identified recipients to request proof of in-state residency, and remove any recipients who fail to provide proof of Tennessee residency or fail to respond within 30 days; prohibits the department from granting a homelessness exception to work requirements unless the department has verified that the recipient is a homeless individual based on certain proof. - Amends TCA Title 71.
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Jan 28 2025 |
Introduced, Passed On First Consideration
Feb 10 2025
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SB 237
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, requires a juvenile 16 years of age or older accused of a delinquent act to be transferred from juvenile court to criminal court to be tried as an adult if the juvenile has a prior adjudication of delinquency for any offense and the juvenile court finds probable cause to believe the juvenile committed the delinquent act. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Chapter 1007 of the Public Acts of 2024.
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Jan 21 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 10 2025
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SB 382
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Local Government, General - As introduced, prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, requirement, or policy that creates a program under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
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Jan 28 2025 |
Introduced, Passed On First Consideration
Feb 10 2025
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SJR 26
(114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Authorizes the Speaker of Senate to appoint a committee to meet with a like committee from the House of Representatives to consider the removal of Steven J. Mulroy from the office of District Attorney General for the Thirtieth Judicial District by the Tennessee General Assembly acting pursuant to Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Tennessee. -
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Jan 15 2025 |
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee
Jan 27 2025
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SB 2557
(113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Education - As enacted, enacts the "Innovative School District Act," which authorizes a public university in this state that is a comprehensive doctoral-extensive institution of higher learning, is the home to a public training school compendium that includes Pre-K through any of the grades nine through 12, and that meets certain criteria to operate an innovative school district. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 37; Title 49; Title 50; Title 66 and Title 67.
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Jan 31 2024 |
Pub. Ch. 1053
Jun 03 2024
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SB 2559
(113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes the import or export of human remains by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of human remains detection training if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 38 and Title 68.
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Jan 31 2024 |
Pub. Ch. 1054
Jun 03 2024
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SB 2566
(113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires any conditions of release imposed on certain felony defendants to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued if the defendant does not comply with conditions of release; limits, to criminal or circuit court judges, those who may release a defendant who has been arrested for failure to comply with the conditions of release. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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Jan 31 2024 |
Pub. Ch. 1055
Jun 03 2024
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SB 2987
(113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Shelby County - Subject to local approval, changes the allocation of the revenue from the privilege tax on occupancy in a hotel. - Amends Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended.
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Apr 10 2024 |
Comp. Became Pr. Ch. 67
May 29 2024
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SB 624
(113th Regular Session (2023-2024))
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
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Jan 26 2023 |
Pub. Ch. 1007
May 29 2024
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