Tennessee Bills

sponsored by Kip Capley

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 1708 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires an applicant for a driver license who cannot speak and read English sufficiently to be issued a restricted license for one year and to re-take the written driver license examination in English to be issued a driver license thereafter; requires evidence of U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or temporary lawful resident status prior to registering vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Jan 15 2026 Filed For Introduction
Jan 15 2026
HB 1656 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for assault against a firefighter, emergency services personnel, or other person who responds to calls for emergency assistance from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-day sentence and $10,000 fine. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Jan 14 2026 Intro., P1c.
Jan 15 2026
HB 1657 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Zoning - As introduced, removes requirement that a structure rebuilt on a site must conform to the zoning regulations existing at the time of the new construction. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.
Jan 14 2026 Intro., P1c.
Jan 15 2026
HB 1658 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires persons seeking the first issuance of a practitioner teacher license or practitioner occupational teacher license to achieve a passing score on a United States civics test prepared by the department of education in order to obtain the license. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 14 2026 Intro., P1c.
Jan 15 2026
HB 1433 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Wayne County - Subject to local approval, repeals the county wheel tax imposed by private act. - Repeals Chapter 75 of the Private Acts of 2004.
Mar 11 2025 Pr. Ch. 24
Jun 04 2025
HB 938 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.
Feb 04 2025 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 444
May 15 2025
HB 83 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Local Government, General - As enacted, requires TACIR to study the economic impact on local jurisdictions that are required to provide ambulance services and emergency and non-emergency transport reimbursement; requires TACIR to submit a report of the findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 61.
Jan 09 2025 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 413
May 15 2025
HJR 671 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Sports - Blair Baugus, 2025 TSSAA Class 1A Miss Basketball -
Apr 16 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 30 2025
HB 561 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes certain utility systems to borrow money in anticipation of revenue collections and to issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing to provide emergency cash flow for such systems, with oversight of such actions by the comptroller of the treasury; establishes deadline for the payment of such notes. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-111; Section 7-36-113; Section 7-82-501; Section 7-82-702; Section 68-221-1311 and Section 68-221-611.
Jan 29 2025 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 170
Apr 30 2025
HB 553 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands "law enforcement officer" to include a correctional officer employed by a county jail, the department of correction, or a private prison contractor and a probation or parole officer employed by the department of correction or a private probation provider for purposes of the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.
Jan 29 2025 Sponsor(S) Added.
Apr 17 2025
HJR 516 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Death - Don Kelley -
Mar 27 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 15 2025
HB 856 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property; specifies that deadly force does not include the display of a weapon, the brandishing of a weapon, or the use of force in circumstances that do not result in death or serious bodily injury. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Feb 04 2025 Sponsor(S) Added.
Apr 14 2025
HJR 454 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Wyatt S. Carraway, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 455 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allyson M. Lenart, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 446 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ahriana Longo, Top Ten Senior, Santa Fe Unit School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 466 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jasmine Tate, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 441 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Raegan Suzanne Crews, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 451 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Haleigh Fitzgerald, Top Ten Senior, Santa Fe Unit School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 457 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua T. Reaves, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025
HJR 467 (114th Regular Session (2025-2026))
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Levi Tuck, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -
Mar 18 2025 Signed By Governor.
Apr 09 2025

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