AN ACT to amend Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 119 of the Private Acts of 2006; Chapter 36 of the Private Acts of 2007; Chapter 12 of the Private Acts of 2023; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lexington.
Subject to local approval, clarifies the duties of the mayor as the chief executive officer of the city; authorizes the mayor to suspend an employee; clarifies that office of mayor is a full-time position. – Amends Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended…
Became lawPr. Ch. 66 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to student services.
In plain English Requires schools to allow private pay providers contracted by parents to serve students with autism or developmental delays during the school day if services don't conflict with educational placement.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to allow a private pay provider who is under contract with a parent or legal guardian of a student with autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays who is enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, access…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1112 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment.
In plain English Allows court clerks to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with $15 going to the clerk and the rest to county victims assistance programs.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1115 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56 and Title 71, relative to coverage of biomarker testing.
As enacted, requires a health insurer that issues, amends, delivers, or renews a contract or agreement for a health benefit plan to take effect on or after January 1, 2027, to include coverage for biomarker testing; requires a TennCare health benefit plan that is issued,…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-05-14
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4 and Title 15, relative to the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree.
In plain English Designates the annual winner of the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree as the state champion fiddler.
Official synopsis: As enacted, designates the annual winner of the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree as the state champion fiddler in this state. – Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 15.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 729 · 2026-05-04
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to healthcare provider reimbursement.
As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal Decisions (SHIELD) Act." – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 797 · 2026-05-01
AN ACT to amend Chapter 14 of the Private Acts of 2011; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Trenton.
In plain English Allows Trenton's city recorder to handle additional municipal operations and permits the police chief to live anywhere in the county instead of just the city.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, expands the responsibilities of the city recorder to include the administration of functions for necessary and proper municipal operations, and to make such reports of the finances of the city as required and called on by the Mayor and Board; expands…
Became lawPr. Ch. 42 · 2026-05-01
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine.
As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 697 · 2026-04-28
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Barry and Connie Martin on the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Barry and Connie Martin, 50th wedding anniversary
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-20
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 13; Title 3, Chapter 14 and Title 3, Chapter 7, relative to access to information.
In plain English Requires state departments and agencies to provide the legislature's fiscal review committee and budget office direct electronic access to information and budget systems.
Official synopsis: As introduced, requires departments, agencies, and other state governmental entities to make information and records available, including by means of direct electronic access, to the staff of the general assembly's fiscal review committee; requires the department of finance and administration to provide the office of…
Not out of committeeReset on Final cal. 3 of Calendar & Rules Committee · 2026-04-16
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to medical devices.
As introduced, lowers from every three years to every two years, the time within which the advisory committee composed of medical device industry representatives and a representative of the department of economic and community development must review rules regarding the board of pharmacy's oversight of…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · 2026-04-15
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to podiatry.
As enacted, changes the scope of practice of a podiatrist from a person who examines, diagnoses, or treats, in addition to the ailments of the human foot and ankle, the soft tissue of the lower leg distal to the tibial tuberosity, instead of the soft…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 675 · 2026-04-13
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the Huntingdon High School Fillies girls' basketball team upon winning the 2026 TSSAA Division I, Class 2A state championship.
Huntingdon High School Fillies, Class 2-A girls' basketball state champions
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-09
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to psychotropic medication.
As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use of psychotropic medications and the psychotropic medications' associated costs with certain list categories and data points that must be included in each report. – Amends TCA Title…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 659 · 2026-04-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3, relative to utilities.
As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. – Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 618 · 2026-04-06
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